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Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Scientific Activity: A Case Study of FONCYT in Argentina

Chudnovsky, Daniel; López, Andrés; Rossi, Martín; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This report contains an evaluation of the Scientific and Technological Research Projects (PICT) funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Fund (FONCYT). FONCYT is managed by the National Agency of Scientific and Technological Promotion (ANPCYT), an organization that is part of the...

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Does Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru

Czerwonko, Alejo Eduardo; Cristia, Julian; Garofalo, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

Many developing countries are allocating significant resources to expanding technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an open question because of the limited evidence available. This paper contributes to filling that...

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Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Private Innovation Activities: An Econometric Study of FONTAR in Argentina

Chudnovsky, Daniel; López, Andrés; Rossi, Martín; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

that aim at improving their competitive performance through technological innovation activities. The main goal of this … evaluation is to analyze the impact of the ANR program on the innovation activities of granted firms. A series of econometric …

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Does ICT Increase Years of Education?: Evidence from Peru

Cristia, Julian; Czerwonko, Alejo Eduardo; Garofalo, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

A number of empirical studies have measured the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on test scores, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence on the effects of this type of intervention on drop-out and repetition rates, variables that have a direct impact on years of...

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Innovation and Productivity in the Argentine Manufacturing Sector

Arza, Valeria; López, Andrés - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper adapts the Crepon, Duguet, and Mairesse (1998) approach to estimate the relationship between innovation and … process innovation, which in turn explains labor productivity. The endogeneity of this three-stage process is controlled for … innovation, and both are important factors to explain labor productivity. Moreover, investing systematically in R&D implies an …

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