Globalization and technology absorption in Europe and Central Asia; the role of trade, FDI, and cross-border knowledge flows

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2008

Globalization and technology absorption in Europe and Central Asia; the role of trade, FDI, and cross-border knowledge flows.

Ed. by Itzhak Goldberg et al.

The World Bank

2008

123 pages

$25.00

Paperback

World Bank working paper; no.150

HC420

This World Bank Working Paper, produced by the Finance and Private Sector Development Department, is concerned with globalization and technology absorption in Europe and Central Asia. The study uses patent databases, surveys of enterprises, and case studies to investigate how the presence of specific channels of absorption molds decision making about technology at the firm level. Econometric analysis using enterprise surveys is employed to understand the conditions and policies that induce firms to incorporate external knowledge and technology into their overall growth strategies.

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