"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. The authors …

This study investigates the impact of key business environment indicators on productivity, innovation, and growth in …-level innovation analysis. For the cluster-level productivity analysis (as measured by output and value added per worker), it combines … 2011 World Bank Enterprise Survey with those from 2004. For the firm-level innovation analysis, it compares findings from …