for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth … Asian growth experience, these gains were stimulated by stellar improvements in technological capacity. "--World Bank web …

-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does this by combining an assessment of the investment climate faced by …

The World Bank Group estimates that, by 2030, up to two-thirds of the world's extreme poor will live in countries …'s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) for over a decade. In fact, IFC and MIGA … supporting private investment and development impact in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations (FCS) and identifies key factors …

accounted for more than US$3.2 billion in investment commitments. In addition, a combined electricity and water project was … implemented, representing investment of US$600 million. The number of new projects involving the private sector returned to the … peak of 2005, while annual investment commitments grew by 18 percent, though from a low level in 2006. …

contrast, domestic regulatory impediments to competition are not robustly correlated with product innovation. "--World Bank web …

drives growth by encouraging investment and higher productivity. Various infrastructure, finance, security, competition and …"This paper surveys the recent literature which examines the impact of business climate variables on productivity and … 100 countries around the world. The literature that has analyzed this data provides evidence that a good business climate …

total factor productivity (TFP) in the South. Specifically, it examines the impact on TFP in the Republic of Korea, Mexico …-level data, they find that (1) technology diffusion and productivity gains tend to be regional: Korea benefits mainly from trade … Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to examine the dynamic effects of North-South regional trade blocs"--World …