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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh J. - 2009
"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...
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Transforming Indonesia's Teaching Force : From Pre-service Training to Retirement - Producing and Maintaining a High-quality, Efficient, and Motivated Workforce
World Bank - 2012
The report on the transforming Indonesia's teaching force is divided in two volumes. The executive summary is the first volume of a two-volume comprehensive report on teacher management in Indonesia. This volume summarizes the key findings of the detailed technical analysis in volume two, but...
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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories
Stuggins, Gary - 2013
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The market for retirement products in Sweden
Palmer, Edward - 2008
1990s transformed the landscape for retirement products in Sweden. First, banking and insurance were extensively … implications of these changes for the Swedish annuity market. It discusses the regulation of payout options in Sweden, highlighting … risk-based regulation and supervision. The paper also emphasizes Sweden's success in moving in the direction of increased …
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Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs
World Bank - 2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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Entrepreneurship in post-conflict transition : the role of informality and access to finance
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009
"The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Survey panel household survey for the years 2001-2004. In the beginning of the sample, the country changed its legal framework, with the...
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The impact of the business environment on the business creation process
Klapper, Leora - 2009
"New data from the 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey indicates a very strong and statistically significant … relationship between entrepreneurship and a better business environment. Data for 100 countries on the number of total and newly … fostering formal sector entrepreneurship. "--World Bank web site …
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The environment for women's entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa/ Nadereh Chamlou
Chamlou, Nadereh - 2008
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Gender-Based Differences Among Entrepreneurs and Workers in Lebanon
World Bank - 2012
Lebanon has faced a continuous series of economic setbacks fueled by mounting political uncertainties and war over the decades. The current global financial crisis compounds the levels of uncertainty and anxiety facing households with regards to their future security. The need for earned income...
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