Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries : Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for t...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita, Fernandes, Ana Margarida
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
CITIES
CODES
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITORS
COMPONENTS
CONTINUOUS CHANGE
CREATIVE DESTRUCTION
CROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE
DATA COLLECTION
DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS
E-MAIL
ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
EXISTING KNOWLEDGE
EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE
FDI
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM-LEVEL SURVEYS
FOREIGN BUYERS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
FOREIGN-OWNED FIRM
FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
GLOBAL MARKETS
GROWTH THEORY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IDEA
IDEAS
INNOVATION
INNOVATION INPUTS
INNOVATION SURVEYS
INNOVATIVE FIRMS
INTEGRATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
KNOWLEDGE BASE
KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION
KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER
LEARNING
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
NEW PRODUCT
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCT INNOVATION
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
SCIENTISTS
SMALL FIRMS
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
WORKFORCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6969646/openness-technological-innovations-developing-countries-evidence-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8354

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