What obstacles prevent the most productive technologies from spreading to less developed economies from the world … distances between populations, and document how such distances, relative to the world’s technological frontier, act as barriers …

Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in … of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to …

-income countries. This GEP seeks to develop a better understanding of technology and its diffusion within the developing world. It …

Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in …