"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

include measures of innovation outcomes as well as variables related to innovation effort. The main indicator of innovation … outputs is patents. The main variables related to innovation inputs are investment in research and development (R&D) and … of innovation outputs and inputs by looking at the over-time behavior of the relevant series and comparing the …

the 1990s occurred with a higher than expected frequency in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and lower than expected … the region to understand the role of innovation in development"--World Bank web site …

the empirical relationship between economic development and (1) inside-the-frontier-innovation as reflected by the …-the-frontier innovation as reflected in patents. The data suggest, unsurprisingly, that inside-the-frontier innovation is more common among … changes in the industrial composition of exports. The authors use a simple model of innovation and imitation to test the …

"Previous work has shown that firms in low and middle-income countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia that feel … not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in … of competition and, consequently, assesses their net impact on innovation. He finds that reducing tariffs and enacting …

integration, innovation policies and enabling environment reforms (macro stability, economic regulation and governance, financial … unemployment; chapter three examines the strengths and weaknesses of Tunisia's innovation system and strategies and proposes reform … could further contribute to innovation and productivity growth; chapters five discusses the key improvement in the enabling …

formal mechanisms; approaches to agricultural risk in developed countries; innovation in managing production risk - index … insurance; new approaches to agricultural risk management in developing countries; from theory to practice: pilot projects for …

formal mechanisms; approaches to agricultural risk in developed countries; innovation in managing production risk - index … insurance; new approaches to agricultural risk management in developing countries; from theory to practice: pilot projects for …

developing countries. Section two examines examples of innovation in the private insurance and capital markets that may have … considers how innovation is taking seed in creative disaster micro insurance programs in low- and middle-income countries …

authors find that the stock of human capital, the level of domestic innovation and technological adaptation, and the level of ….15 percentage point. In terms of innovation, the authors find that a 20 percent increase in the annual number of USPTO patents …