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    INVENTOR DIASPORAS AND THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY

    This paper documents the influence of diaspora networks of high-skilled individuals ? i.e., inventors ? on international technological collaborations. By means of gravity...
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    Financing Pharmaceutical Innovation: How Much Should Poor Countries Contribute?

    A public economics framework is used to consider how pharmaceuticals should be priced when at least some of the research and development incentive comes...
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    Are Jordan and Tunisia's Exports Becoming More Technologically Sophisticated?...

    There is a growing consensus that what you export matters for growth (see for instance, Haussman and al. 2007 and Krishna and Maloney (2011)). This paper examines whether and to...
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    Are Natural Resources Cursed? An Investigation of the Dynamic Effects of Reso...

    This paper examines whether natural resource dependence has a negative influence on various indicators of institutional quality when controlling for the...
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    Foreign Direct Investment In Services And Manufacturing Productivity Growth: ...

    During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of...
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    Korea and the BICs (Brazil, India and China) : Catching Up Experiences

    This paper tests a neo-Schumpeterian model with industry-level data to analyze how Brazil, India, and China are catching up with South Korea s...
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    Russian Federation - Export Diversification through Competition and Innovatio...

    Russia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced double-digit annual export growth in...
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    Globalization and Ttechnology Absorption in Europe and Central Asia : The Rol...

    This study analyzes the extent of knowledge and technology absorption for firms in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), as well as the factors that influence...
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    Unleashing India's Innovation : Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

    India's recent growth has been impressive, with real GDP rising by over eight percent a year since 2004 -- accompanied by a jump in innovative...
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    Technological Learning and Innovation : Climbing a Tall Ladder

    As the global stock of ideas expands and diffuses across and within countries, technological learning is poised to become an even more important...
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    Building Knowledge Economies : Advanced Strategies for Development

    Knowledge has always been an essential force in economic development. Chapter one, describes the knowledge revolution, which is leading us into a...
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    Science, Technology, and Innovation : Capacity Building for Sustainable Growt...

    The cases from the forum presented here capture the lessons from the science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity building experiences of both...
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    Intellectual Property Rights and the TRIPS Agreement : An Overview of Ethical...

    The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights negotiated in 1986 under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and...
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    Kyrgyz Republic - The Garment Sector : Impact of Joining the Customs Union an...

    This note analyzes the impact that joining the Eurasian Customs Union will have on the Kyrgyz Republic s garment sector and options for improving the...
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    Ukraine : Opportunities and Challenges for Private Sector Development

    Ukraine has untapped growth potential. Ukraine has one of the most fertile agricultural lands in the world, an attractive geographical location in...
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    Globalization and Technology Absorption : Role of Trade, FDI and Cross-Border...

    Improving the ability of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries to tap into the global technology pool is an important mechanism for accelerating...