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Openness and technological innovations in developing countries : evidence from firm-level surveys
Almeida, Rita - 2006
"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...
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Does it matter where you come from? : vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment and the nationality of investors
Saggi, Kamal - 2004
"Javorcik, Saggi, and Spatareanu use a firm-level panel data set from Romania to examine whether the nationality of foreign investors affects the degree of vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment. Investors' country of origin may matter for spillovers to domestic producers in upstream...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522886
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International economic activities and the demand for skilled labor : evidence from Brazil and China
Fajnzylber, Pablo - 2004
"Increases in international economic integration can lead to greater specialization according to comparative advantage, but also to the diffusion of skill-biased technologies. In developing countries characterized by relative abundance of unskilled labor, these factors can have opposite effects...
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To share or not to share : / Does local participation matter for spillovers from foreign direct investment
Smarzynska, Beata K. - 2003
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains
Farole, Thomas - 2014
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The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms
Almeida, Rita - 2004
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Thailand - Secondary Education for Employment (Vol. 1 of 2) : Policy Note
World Bank - 2013
trends, and human capital development demonstrates the under-education of Thailand's labor force, thus reinforcing the need …
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Thailand : Investment Climate Assessment Update
World Bank - 2012
This report provides an up-to-date assessment of the investment climate of Thailand. As the socio-economic framework in … productivity and economic growth. The report is based mainly on the results of the second round of the Thailand Productivity and … detailed information on key business climate indicators and their relationship to Thai economic performance. Thailand's rapid …
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Malaysia - Productivity and Investment Climate Assessment Update
World Bank - 2012
and services. Since then, however, Malaysia's growth has slowed to a level well below its key competitors in Asia …. As part of this effort, the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department launched a second Malaysia …
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