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Globalization and technology absorption in Europe and Central Asia : the role of trade, FDI, and cross-border knowledge flows /
Innovation and cross-border absorption of knowledge are central forces behind economic convergence and sustained growth. Absorption of technology is a necessary step to promote the development of human capital and the productive base, paving the way for innovations at the global knowledge frontier....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2008.
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| Colección: | World Bank working paper ;
no. 150. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Innovation and cross-border absorption of knowledge are central forces behind economic convergence and sustained growth. Absorption of technology is a necessary step to promote the development of human capital and the productive base, paving the way for innovations at the global knowledge frontier. Research and development, patents, trade, and foreign direct investment are major channels of technological absorption, allowing diffusion of new ideas and manufacturing best practices among countries and firms. These channels constitute the central focus of this study. This study uses patent databa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 123 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0821375849 9780821375846 |