"The authors present a database of indicators of innovative activity around the world since the early 1960s. The data … 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 …

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 … to increase by 0.11 percentage point. This paper a product of the Global Knowledge and Learning Division, World Bank …

The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) took place in Rome, Italy, on October 25-27, 2006. The … main goal of the WCCD was to position and promote the field of Communication for Development in the overall agenda of … served to enhance the overall understanding of the field of Communication for Development by a broader audience. …

developing world did benefit in terms of investment, and rollout. This revolution would have been impossible without government … reform, and oversight. Advanced information and communication infrastructure (ICI) are increasingly important to doing … business in a globalizing world. Governments, enterprises, civil society, workers, and poor populations in the developing …

conference papers / William Shaw -- Ch. 2. Policy approaches to corporate restructuring around the world : what worked, what …

This note examines the implications of digital innovation for market structure and attendant policies, including … paper describes how digital innovation affects these key economic frictions in finance and alters the financial services …

services and its impact on financial markets and regulatory environments across the world. The survey covered a wide range of … participants complemented earlier surveys of the official sector by the World Bank Group, IMF, and Cambridge Center for Alternative … Experience So Far’ published by the IMF and the World Bank in 2019. GFS 2019 collected insights from 96 official …