Bridging the technological divide : technology adoption by firms in developing countries / Xavier Cirera, Diego Comin, and Marcio Cruz.
Many of the main problems facing developing countries today and tomorrow-- growth, poverty reduction, inequality, food insecurity, job creation, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and adjustment to climate change-- hinge on adopting better technology, a key driver of economic development. Access t...
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Imperative of Technology in Developing Countries
- The Technological Divide
- Road Map to the Volume
- Contributions to the Literature
- Main Messages from the Volume
- Notes
- References
- Part 1 Measuring the Technological Divide
- 1. A New Approach to Measure Technology Adoption by Firms
- Introduction
- Measuring Adoption and Use of Technology by Firms
- Opening the Black Box: The Firm-level Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey
- The Data Used in This Volume
- Using the FAT Data to Understand Some of the Limitations of Standard Measures of Technology
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- 2. Facts about Technology Adoption and Use in Developing Countries
- Introduction
- Cross-Country Technology Facts
- Cross-Firm Technology Facts
- Other Technology Facts
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- 3. Adoption of Sector-Specific Technologies
- Introduction
- Technology Differences across and within Sectors
- Technology Upgrading and the Limits to Leapfrogging
- Specialization, Technology, and Outsourcing
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- Part 2 The Implications of the Technological Divide for Long-Term Economic Growth
- 4. Technology Sophistication, Productivity, and Employment
- Introduction
- Technology and Firm-Level Productivity
- Technology Adoption and Employment
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- 5. Digital Technologies and Resilience to Shocks
- Introduction
- Digital Technologies
- Technology and Resilience
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- Part 3 What Countries Can Do to Bridge the Technological Divide
- 6. What Constrains Firms from Adopting Better Technologies?
- Introduction
- Firm-Level Determinants of Adoption
- Perceived Drivers of and Obstacles to Technology Adoption
- Factual Evidence on Drivers of and Obstacles to Technology Adoption
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 7. Policies and Instruments to Accelerate Technology Adoption
- Introduction
- A Checklist to Design Technology Upgrading Programs
- Using the FAT Survey to Inform the Design and Implementation of Policies Supporting Technology Upgrading
- Instruments to Support Technology Upgrading at the Firm Level
- Summing Up
- Notes
- References
- Appendix A. The Firm-level Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey, Implementation, and Data Set
- Boxes
- Box I.1 Defining Technology and Business Functions
- Box 1.1 The Technology Index at the Firm Level: An Example from the Food-Processing Sector in Senegal
- Box 2.1 The Large Gap in Technology Sophistication between Formal and Informal Firms
- Box 3.1 The Strong Sector Composition of the Use of Industry 4.0 Technologies
- Box 3.2 The Closeness of Pharmaceutical Firms to the Technology Frontier
- Box 6.1 Specific Barriers to the Use of Digital Platforms
- Box 7.1 Digital Platforms Are Prone to Market Concentration and Dominance.