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Technology Adoption and the Investment Climate : Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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dc.contributor.authorCorrea, Paulo G.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorUregian, Chris J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-31T18:53:39Z
dc.date.available2012-05-31T18:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractThe international diffusion of technology presents an opportunity for developing economies distant from the world technological frontier to reduce their income gap relative to advanced economies. It is therefore crucial to understand why, when faced with similar technological alternatives different firms in different countries choose to adopt different vintages of capital. This paper examines technology adoption across firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The findings show that access to complementary inputs - managerial capacity, skilled labor, finance, and good infrastructure - and to international knowledge - through foreign direct investment or exports - is an important correlate of technology adoption. The link between market incentives and technology adoption is more nuanced. Although consumer pressure results in technology adoption, competitor pressure does not, suggesting that only firms with rents are able to adopt technology given substantial resource constraints. Privatized firms exhibit better technology adoption outcomes but only when a clear private owner with a profit incentive is present. Better governance is associated with technology adoption only in the countries that joined the European Union in 2004. Future increases in technology adoption by firms in the region will require complementary reforms of the investment climate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9813863/technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-brfor-eastern-europe-central-asia-technology-adoption-investment-climate-firm-level-evidence-eastern-europe-central-asia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4707
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6773
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4707
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF DATA
dc.subjectBANK LOAN
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPERATIONS
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCENTRAL ASIAN
dc.subjectCERTIFICATES
dc.subjectCODES
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPETITOR
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCOMPUTER USE
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCORPORATE CONTROL
dc.subjectCREDITOR
dc.subjectCURRENT PRICES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectDIGITAL
dc.subjectDIGITAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINDUSTRY STANDARDS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURE
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectKNOW-HOW
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLARGE FIRMS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET INCENTIVE
dc.subjectMARKET INCENTIVES
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMISSING VALUES
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPERMANENT WORKERS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROCESS INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LOSSES
dc.subjectPROSPERITY
dc.subjectQUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSALARIES
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSENIOR
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDER
dc.subjectSHAREHOLDERS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSMALLER FIRMS
dc.subjectSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOFTWARE SERVICE
dc.subjectSOFTWARE SERVICE COMPANIES
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINES
dc.subjectTELEPHONE SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleTechnology Adoption and the Investment Climate : Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asiaen
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okr.crossref.titleTechnology Adoption And The Investment Climate: Firm-Level Evidence For Eastern Europe And Central Asia
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4707
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9813863
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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