LEADER 03572nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910454013603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-7439-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000534560 035 $a(EBL)459667 035 $a(OCoLC)320325816 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087861 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11981240 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087861 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10069667 035 $a(PQKB)10674501 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459667 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459667 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10231588 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000534560 100 $a20080314d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKnowledge and innovation for competitiveness in Brazil$b[electronic resource] /$fAlberto Rodri?guez ; with Carl Dahlman and Jamil Salmi 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (268 p.) 225 1 $aWBI development studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7438-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238) and index. 327 $aContents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Brazil's Growth and Performance in a Global Context; CHAPTER 2 Behind Brazil's Slow Growth; CHAPTER 3 Defining Innovation; CHAPTER 4 Assessing Innovation at the National Level; CHAPTER 5 Firm-Level Innovation; CHAPTER 6 Human Capital for Innovationand Growth; CHAPTER 7 How Brazil Can Foster Innovation; CHAPTER 8 From Analysis to Action; APPENDIX A Findings from the PINTEC Database 327 $aAPPENDIX B Econometric Analysis of the Relationship among R&D, Innovation, and Productivity Using ICS Data for Firm-Level Analysis APPENDIX C Assessing Partial Effects of Firm Size Associated with Partial Effects in Explanatory Variables; APPENDIX D The Primary and Secondary Education Systems; APPENDIX E The Tertiary Education System and AdvancedOut-of-School Training; APPENDIX F The Demographic Window of Opportunity; Notes; References; Index 330 $aThe research presented in this volume explains how well-educated workers can interact with physical capital inputs to innovate and add value to processes, products and services, ultimately creating a multiplier-effect on macroeconomic growth. It fills a significant gap in the existing literature by providing a detailed map of the relationship between microeconomic inputs such as health and education services and macroeconomic outputs such as growth. Grounded in economic theory and backed by economic analysis, Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness makes a compelling argument that human c 410 0$aWBI development studies. 606 $aTechnological innovations$zBrazil 606 $aLabor supply$xEffect of technological innovations on$zBrazil 606 $aHuman capital$zBrazil 607 $aBrazil$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTechnological innovations 615 0$aLabor supply$xEffect of technological innovations on 615 0$aHuman capital 676 $a338/.0640981 700 $aRodriguez$b Alberto$f1965-$0926221 701 $aDahlman$b Carl J.$f1950-$0920582 701 $aSalmi$b Jamil$0803005 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454013603321 996 $aKnowledge and innovation for competitiveness in Brazil$92079749 997 $aUNINA