This paper describes and benchmarks innovation activities for a sample of countries in the South Asia region, as well … Asia region can be divided into two groups, in terms of the magnitude and composition of the innovation activities: leaders … (Bangladesh and India) and laggards (Nepal and Pakistan). Leaders present higher rates of innovation activities than laggards and …

countries is particularly productivity enhancing. We also find that GVC integration spurs greater domestic innovation activity. …

disaggregates "R" from "D" to study how US firms adjust their innovation investments in response to an external increase in funding …