Joint OECD-World Bank Conference on Innovation and Sustainable Growth in a Globalised World: World Bank Background Reading

Economic Growth / Patents and Intellectual Property / Innovation and Technology
Regional and Country Case Studies / Competition Policy

Economic Growth

Patents and Intellectual Property

  • M. Bosch, D. Lederman, W. F. Maloney, and World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist, Patenting and research and development : a global view. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist, 2005.
  • C. Fink and K. E. Maskus, Intellectual property and development : lessons from recent economic research. Washington, DC: A co-publication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press, New York, 2005.
  • C. P. Braga, Trade-related intellectual property issues : the Uruguay Round Agreement and its economic implications, Paper presented at The Uruguay Round and the Developing Economies, a World Bank conference, January 26-27, 1995, World Bank, Washington, D.C..
  • C. P. Braga, C. Fink and C. P. Sepulveda., Intellectual property rights and economic development, World Bank Working Paper No. 412.
  • C. P. Braga, C. Fink, International transactions in intellectual property and developing countries, International Journal of Technology Management, Volume 19, Numbers 1-2 / 2000.
  • C. P. Braga and B. Hoekman, Protection in Trade and Services, a Survey, http://www.cepr.org/pubs/dps/DP1705.asp

Innovation and Technology

  • D. M. De Ferranti, Closing the gap in education and technology. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2003.
  • B. Klinger, D. Lederman, and World Bank. Development Research Group. Trade, Diversification, innovation, and imitation inside the global technological frontier. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade Team, 2006.
  • B. Klinger, D. Lederman, and World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist, Innovation and export portfolios. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Regional Chief Economist, 2006.
  • D. Lederman, W. F. Maloney, and World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist. Regional Studies Program, R&D and development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist, Regional Studies Program, 2003.
  • D. Lederman, L. Saenz, and World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist, Innovation and development around the world, 1960-2000. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist, 2005.
  • W. F. Maloney and A. Rodríguez-Clare, "Innovation shortfalls", Review of Development Economics (U.K.), vol. 11, Issue 4, pp. 665-84, November 2007.

Regional and Country Case Studies

Competition Policy

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