Productivity, Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka : An Empirical Investigation

This study investigates the impact of key business environment indicators on productivity, innovation, and growth in Sri Lanka through a cluster-level productivity analysis, a firm-level total factor productivity analysis, and a firm-level innovati...

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Main Authors:	Dutz, Mark A., O'Connell, Stephen D.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS SERVICES BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAPACITY UTILIZATION CAPITAL ASSET CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETENCIES COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITORS CONFIDENTIALITY CONNECTIVITY CONSULTING FIRMS CUSTOMS DATA COLLECTION DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS DISTORTED INCENTIVES DRIVERS E-MAIL ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITY ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EQUIPMENT EXPLORATION EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORTS EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOREIGN COMPETITION GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBALIZATION GROWTH PATH GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE GROWTH STRATEGIES GROWTH THEORY HUMAN CAPITAL IDEAS INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRY PRODUCTIVITY INEFFICIENCY INNOVATION INNOVATION POLICY INNOVATIONS INSPECTIONS INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTEGRATION INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES KNOWLEDGE ASSETS KNOWLEDGE FLOWS LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEARNING LICENSE LICENSES MANAGERIAL SKILLS MANUFACTURING MARKET COMPETITION MARKET ECONOMY MARKET POWER MARKET SHARES MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES METRICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MOBILE PHONES MOTIVATION NATIONAL INCOME NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS OUTPUTS OVERVALUATION PATENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT INNOVATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PURCHASING POWER R&AMP;D REAL GDP REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RELIABILITY RENT SEEKING RESULT RESULTS STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUNK COSTS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX RATES TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINES THEORETICAL MODELS TIME PERIOD TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS TOTAL OUTPUT VALUE ADDED VALUE CHAINS WAGES WEALTH WEALTH CREATION WEB WORKFORCE
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Productivity, Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka : An Empirical Investigation

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