Knowledge-Based Growth and Competitiveness

Relevant Resources Technology Innovation, Private Sector Development, and Economic Growth New Industrial and Innovation Policy A Model on Knowledge and Endogenous Growth

Tuesday April 26, 2005

 

Description

This course focused on the contribution of knowledge to economic development and competitiveness. In particular, it dwelled on the importance of education, innovation and technological adoption, ICT infrastructure, and the economic and institutional regime, and their interdependence, for sustained economic growth. The course included a discussion of the empirical effects of knowledge on economic growth, followed by a series of presentations on recent country-specific assessments in which countries’ strengths and weaknesses in the use and creation of knowledge were identified, and the associated policy recommendations. Country assessments included those on China, India, and South Korea.

Agenda (Click here for a detailed agenda -PDF, 123Kb)

• Opening Remarks
  Carl J. Dahlman, Luce Professor of International Affairs and Information Age Technologies, Georgetown University
  
  
• Knowledge and Development: An Empirical Approach
  Derek Chen, Research Analyst (WBIKD)
  • Presentation (PDF, 177Kb)
  • Paper (PDF, 454Kb)
    
    
• China and the Knowledge Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
  Douglas Zhihua Zeng, Economist (WBIKD)
  • Presentation (PDF, 216Kb)
  • Report on China and the Knowledge Economy (PDF, 621Kb)
  • Paper on China's Labor Market (PDF, 254Kb)
    
    
• India and the Knowledge Economy: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities
  Anuja Utz, Senior Operations Officer (WBIKD)
  • Presentation (PDF, 1.54Mb)
  • India and the Knowledge Economy - Executive Summary (PDF, 460Kb)
    
    
• Korea as a Knowledge Economy
  Il Whan An, Senior Public Sector Specialist (WBIKD) and
  Director, Ministry of Planning and Budget, Korea
  • Presentation (PDF, 1.01Mb)
    
    
• Concluding Discussion and Remarks 
  Carl J. Dahlman