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03 December 2004 SIDELINES HELD BACK BY SKILLS HURDLE In the graph, innovators are firms that have upgraded an existing product line or developed a major new product line in the previous three years. Skill constraints refers to the view by firms that lack of adequate skills is a "major" or "very severe" obstacle to the operation and growth of their business. The left panel is based on a sample of 13 300 companies in developing countries. The right panel is based on a sample of 12 099 firms in 29 developing economies.

Skills constraints and innovative firms

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