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Firm Foundations of Growth: Productivity and Technology in East Asia and Pacific

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dc.contributor.authorde Nicola, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorMattoo, Aaditya
dc.contributor.authorTimmis, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-25T16:31:25Z
dc.date.available2025-04-25T16:31:25Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-22
dc.description.abstractIn an era of rapid global technological change, productivity growth in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region has decelerated. The most-productive firms in EAP, the “national frontier,” are lagging behind the world’s leading firms, the “global frontier,” particularly in the digital-intensive sectors driving innovation. This widening gap is critical, as these national frontier firms are pivotal to output, employment, and the dissemination of advanced technologies to other domestic enterprises. Detailed firm-level analysis reveals that barriers to competition are stifling incentives to innovate and are inhibiting the movement of workers and capital to more-productive firms. At the same time, inadequate skills and infrastructure are constraining the region’s capacity to innovate. "Firm Foundations of Growth: Productivity and Technology in East Asia and Pacific" argues that enhancing competition, bolstering digital infrastructure, and developing relevant skills can reignite productivity growth across the region, particularly for frontier firms. This book will be of interest to researchers, businesses, and policy makers dedicated to understanding and addressing the productivity challenges in the EAP region.
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-2200-1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-2200-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-2200-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43128
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEast Asia and Pacific Development Studies
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL FRONTIER FIRMS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectDIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.titleFirm Foundations of Growthen
dc.title.subtitleProductivity and Technology in East Asia and Pacificen
dc.typeBook
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okr.date.disclosure2025-05-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-23T02:16:37.910519Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-2200-1
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia and Pacific Region
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region
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