| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 123 pages) : illustrations |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 150 |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 150.
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| Contents |
List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Patents as Indicators of Technological Activity in the ECA Region; 3 The Links among Knowledge Absorption, Trade, and FDI; 4 How Does FDI via Company Acquisition Impact Technology Absorption? A Case Study of Serbian Enterprises; Appendixes; Bibliography |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Globalization and technology -- Europe |
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Globalization and technology -- Central Asia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Asia, Central
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Globalization -- Europe
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Investments, Foreign -- Asia, Central
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Investments, Foreign -- Europe
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Technology transfer -- Asia, Central
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Technology transfer -- Europe
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COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
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Globalization
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Investments, Foreign
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Technology transfer
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Technologietransfer
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Internationalisatie.
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Technologie.
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Informatiemaatschappij.
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Central Asia
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Europe
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Osteuropa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goldberg, Itzhak.
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| ISBN |
0821375849 |
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9780821375846 |
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