The paper argues that there is a greater commonality of approach between the National
Innovation Systems approach and mainstream economic analysis than is often asserted …

Trade facilitation is one of the key engines of growth in an economy. Improving the quality
and reliability of the trade facilitation infrastructure and services is a major building block for …

This paper offers new evidence on the relationship between contractual institutions, family
management, and aggregate performance. The study creates a new firm-level database on …

The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has proved to be relatively resilient in
the face of increased debt stress, stubborn inflation, and uncertainty arising from the Russian …

Contexto: poucos são os estudos que visam a calcular a produtividade em nível
microeconômico e uma das variáveis que contribuem para isso é a capacidade das firmas …

This paper sheds light on key innovation patterns and constraints within a selected set of
developing East Asian countries (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic …

This chapter summarizes the main findings of a major research project from the World Bank.
It takes a broad look at how increasing productivity–especially through innovation–would …

The role of market competition on firm innovation remains a controversial policy question,
especially in the context of developing countries. This paper presents new empirical …

The role of market competition on firm innovation remains a controversial question,
especially in the context of developing countries. This paper presents new empirical …