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