thick institutional architecture is in reality quite thin. This is due to a particular type of an export-oriented model … urban infrastructure. "--World Bank web site …

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 …

Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the dynamic effects of North-South regional trade blocs"--World …

-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 …

"The authors present a database of indicators of innovative activity around the world since the early 1960s. The data …) with respect to the level of development. "--World Bank web site …

, affect the transformation of research and development into patents. "--World Bank web site …

panel data models with country-specific fixed effects. The empirical results show that the most robust growth determinants … are the price of investment goods, distance to major world cities, and political rights. This suggests that growth … different prior assumptions on expected model size. "--World Bank web site …