-owned firms as the most innovative of the region. The evidence also suggests a positive impact of innovation on productivity …This paper describes and benchmarks innovation activities for a sample of countries in the South Asia region, as well … as the impact of these activities on firm-level productivity. The evidence gathered suggests that countries in the South …

capital and slowing growth rates of total factor productivity and human capital. Strong reforms are required for Malaysia to …, and total factor productivity. In the strong reform scenario, based on growth drivers achieving a target corresponding to …

an extensive literature review, the paper identifies the main determinants of economic productivity as innovation …This is the background paper for the productivity extension of the World Bank's Long-Term Growth Model (LTGM). Based on … representing each of the main categories of productivity determinants and, combining them through principal component analysis …