more strongly in Asia than in the rest of the world. Third, innovation has also been critical in facilitating recent growth …, technological imitation, and then innovation. The experiences of these Asian economies in the last several decades provide critical …

of innovation and entrepreneurial activity, suggesting that distance from the frontier may have fostered the emergence of … a culture conducive to innovation, knowledge creation, and entrepreneurship …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. We develop a …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differencesin productivity across and … survey from Sri Lanka totest this model and to examine whether and how owner characteristics matter for innovation.The survey … also allows analysis of the incidence of innovation in micro and small firms, whichhave traditionally been overlooked in …