Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in … of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to …

-income countries. This GEP seeks to develop a better understanding of technology and its diffusion within the developing world. It …

Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in …

, affect the transformation of research and development into patents. "--World Bank web site … measured by the dynamic relationship between research and development and U.S. patents granted. They confirm at the country … property rights, and in some specifications, the quality of research institutions and their interaction with the private sector …

total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed … based on industry-specific research and development in the North, North-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in …, the dynamic version of the "natural trading partners" hypothesis holds for these countries. "--World Bank web site …

How much Indonesia spends on research and development (R and D) financing, where it spends it, and how it spends it …'s policy aims. For the most part this PER will concentrate on the public R and D system, that is, the institutions and research …

A functional review by the World Bank of Romania's research, development and innovation (RD&I) sector has been … World Bank Higher Education Review team and the EC's DG Research and Innovation -- presents observations and recommendations … extensive literature research and data analysis, as well as three missions to Bucharest in January, March, and April 2011 …

"The authors present a database of indicators of innovative activity around the world since the early 1960s. The data … outputs is patents. The main variables related to innovation inputs are investment in research and development (R&D) and …) with respect to the level of development. "--World Bank web site …