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 …

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larger effort in the group to understand the sources of growth and volatility"--World Bank web site …

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alternative growth and production channels that are less finance intensive. "--World Bank web site …