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Biotechnology innovation for inclusive growth : a study of Indian policies to foster accelerated technology adaptation for affordable development

Vijayaraghavan, K.; Dutz, Mark A. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

This paper describes and analyzes a series of complementary policy initiatives in India to adapt and commercialize existing global biotechnologies to meet local needs in healthcare, agriculture, industry and the environment in a more affordable manner. This evolving approach has been implemented...

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Competition and innovation-driven inclusive growth

Dutz, Mark A.; Kessides, Ioannis; O'Connell, Stephen; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011

The paper investigates the strength of innovation-driven employment growth, the role of competition in stimulating and facilitating it, and whether it is inclusive. In a sample of more than 26,000 manufacturing establishments across 71 countries (both OECD and developing), the authors find that...

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Green growth, technology and innovation

Dutz, Mark A.; Sharma, Siddharth - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

The paper explores existing patterns of green innovation and presents an overview of green innovation policies for developing countries. The key findings from the empirical analysis are: (1) frontier green innovations are concentrated in high-income countries, few in developing countries but...

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Resource reallocation and innovation : converting enterprise risks into opportunities

Dutz, Mark A. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

innovation decisions into productivity and wealth-enhancing opportunities. They can help the enterprise sector as a whole and … prosperity. Insufficient enterprise risk-taking is costly for the enterprise sector and the economy as it results in too little …

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Measuring intangible assets in an emerging market economy: an application to Brazil

Dutz, Mark A.; Kannebley, Sergio Jr.; Scarpelli, Maira; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012

This paper measures intangible investment in Brazil. It estimates that during 2000-2008, annual business spending on intangible assets or knowledge-based capital in Brazil averaged about 4 percent of gross domestic product. While this is significantly lower than comparable rates for the United...

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Productivity, innovation and growth in Sri Lanka : an empirical investigation

Dutz, Mark A.; O'Connell, Stephen D. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

variables from the World Bank Enterprise Survey to the comprehensive Sri Lanka Census of Industry productivity data available … World Bank Enterprise Survey with those from 2004. For the firm-level innovation analysis, it compares findings from the … 2011 World Bank Enterprise Survey with a representative sample of enterprises collected as part of the Sri Lanka …

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Public and private investments in innovation capabilities : structural transformation in the Chilean wine industry

Dutz, Mark A.; O'Connell, Stephen D.; Troncoso, Javier L. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

This paper assembles novel data on the Chilean wine industry to investigate the role of investments in knowledge capital on sales growth in domestic and international markets. The study uses archival data collected from the Government of Chile to compile and categorize public expenditures and...

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