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Competition and Innovation-Driven Inclusive Growth

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dc.contributor.authorKessides, Ioannis
dc.contributor.authorDutz, Mark A.
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorWillig, Robert D.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:05:39Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe paper investigates the strength of innovation-driven employment growth, the role of competition in stimulating and facilitating it, and whether it is inclusive. In a sample of more than 26,000 manufacturing establishments across 71 countries (both OECD and developing), the authors find that firms that innovate in products or processes, or that have attained higher total factor productivity, exhibit higher employment growth than non-innovative firms. The strength of firms' innovation-driven employment growth is significantly positively associated with the share of the firms' workforce that is unskilled, debunking the conventional wisdom that innovation-driven growth is not inclusive in that it is focused on jobs characterized by higher levels of qualification. They also find that young firms have higher propensities for product or process innovation in countries with better Doing Business ranks (both overall and ranks for constituent components focused on credit availability and property registration). Firms generally innovate more and show greater employment growth if they are exposed to more information (through internet use and membership in business organizations) and are exporters. The empirical results support the policy propositions that innovation is a powerful driver of employment growth, that innovation-driven growth is inclusive in its creation of unskilled jobs, and that the underlying innovations are fostered by a pro-competitive business environment providing ready access to information, financing, export opportunities, and other essential business services that facilitate the entry and expansion of young firms.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111021133253
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5852
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3618
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5852
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTS PAYABLE
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectBUSINESS INFORMATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBUSINESS INPUTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCOBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITOR
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCORPORATIONS
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
dc.subjectDATA NETWORKS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SIZE
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIER
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectERP
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXPANSIONS
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM SURVIVAL
dc.subjectFIRM-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFOREIGN PARTNER
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICY
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINPUT FACTORS
dc.subjectINTANGIBLE ASSETS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURE
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectLISTED COMPANY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectLOW-WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectMARKET OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMARKET OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMULTINATIONALS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPERMANENT WORKERS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY SUPPORT
dc.subjectPRESENT EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCESS INNOVATION
dc.subjectPROCESS INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSKILLED EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED PERSONS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectUNSKILLED JOBS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.titleCompetition and Innovation-Driven Inclusive Growthen
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okr.crossref.titleCompetition and Innovation-Driven Inclusive Growth
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5852
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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