Branstetter, LeeGoldberg, ItzhakGoddard, John GabrielKuriakose, Smita2012-05-252012-05-252008978-0-8213-7583-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6445This study analyzes the extent of knowledge and technology absorption for firms in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), as well as the factors that influence absorption, using statistical analyses of various data sources, including the World Bank enterprise surveys, patent databases maintained by the United States (U.S.) and European patent offices, and case studies. The study addresses the following issues: (i) what can we learn from patents and patent citations about international knowledge flows and cross-national technological cooperation in ECA? (ii) How does openness to trade, participation in global supply networks, and investment in human capital, via on-the-job training, enhance knowledge and technology absorption in ECA-region manufacturing firms? How does foreign direct investment (FDI) stimulate acquisition of managerial and technical skills, new machinery and equipment, and market development?en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSORPTIVE CAPACITYACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEBEHAVIORSBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBOUNDARIESBRAINBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS SERVICESBUYERCAPABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTCD-ROMCOLLABORATIONCOMPETENCIESCOMPONENTSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCOPYINGCOPYRIGHTCUSTOMSDATA ANALYSESDATA SOURCESDECISION MAKINGDIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGEDIRECT CONNECTIONDISCUSSIONDOCUMENTSDOIECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMICSELECTRONICSENGINEERINGENTERPRISE SURVEYENTERPRISE SURVEYSEQUIPMENTEXTERNAL KNOWLEDGEFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROWTH STRATEGIESGROWTH STRATEGYGROWTH THEORYHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESICTIDEAIDEASIMAGEINDEXESINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMIESINNOVATIONINNOVATION POLICIESINNOVATION POLICYINNOVATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIONSINSIGHTSINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIMEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTENSIVE GROWTHINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONINTERNET USEINTEROPERABILITYINVENTIONINVENTIONSINVENTORSJOINT VENTUREJOINT VENTURESKNOW-HOWKNOWLEDGE DIFFUSIONKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE FLOWSLATIN AMERICANLEADINGLEARNINGLICENSELICENSESLSIMANUFACTURINGMARKETINGMATERIALMEDIANATURAL RESOURCESNETWORKSNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESPATENTSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCT DESIGNSPRODUCT INNOVATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSQUERIESR&DREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY REGIMESRESULTSROMSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY NETWORKSTARGETSTECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCESTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENTTECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGETECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURETECHNOLOGY LICENSINGTECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMMUNICATIONSTEXTTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE NETWORKSUSESVARIETYWEBWORKFORCEWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7583-9