Technology Adoption and the Investment Climate : Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Technology Adoption and the Investment Climate : Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The international diffusion of technology presents an opportunity for developing economies distant from the world technological frontier to reduce their income gap relative to advanced economies. It is therefore crucial to understand why, when face...

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Main Authors: Correa, Paulo G., Fernandes, Ana M., Uregian, Chris J.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
BANK LOAN
BEST PRACTICE
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUYERS
CALCULATION
CAPABILITIES
CAPITAL GOODS
CENTRAL ASIAN
CERTIFICATES
CODES
COLLATERAL
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPETITOR
COMPETITORS
COMPUTER USE
COMPUTERS
CONSUMER
CONSUMERS
CONTRIBUTIONS
CORPORATE CONTROL
CREDITOR
CURRENT PRICES
CUSTOMS
DEMOCRACY
DEPRECIATION
DIGITAL
DIGITAL DIVIDE
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY
ENGINEERS
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUIPMENT
EXPANSION
EXPORT MARKETS
FINANCIAL IMPACT
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN MARKETS
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ICT
IDS
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDEXES
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INSPECTIONS
INSTITUTION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
JOINT VENTURE
JOINT VENTURES
KNOW-HOW
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LARGE FIRMS
LEARNING
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LICENSES
LITERACY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET INCENTIVE
MARKET INCENTIVES
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MISSING VALUES
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NETWORKS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
OUTSOURCING
PERMANENT WORKERS
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROBABILITY
PROCESS INFORMATION
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES
PROSPERITY
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
R&D
REAL ESTATE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
RENTS
RESULT
RESULTS
RETAIL TRADE
SALARIES
SALES
SCIENTISTS
SENIOR
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALLER FIRMS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
SOFTWARE SERVICE
SOFTWARE SERVICE COMPANIES
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
STOCKS
SUPPLIERS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TRANSMISSION
USERS
USES
VALUE CHAIN
WAGES
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9813863/technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-brfor-eastern-europe-central-asia-technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-eastern-europe-central-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6773

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9813863/technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-brfor-eastern-europe-central-asia-technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-eastern-europe-central-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6773

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