The software and information services (SIS) sector is at the heart of the New Economy and has been rapidly growing through the whole world during the last decades. This is also the case in Argentina where in the middle of a deep recession, the turnover of the sector augmented by 40 per cent and...

Este trabajo se concentra en dos grandes cuestiones en lo que hace a los ingresos de IED al MERCOSUR: (i) ¿cuáles fueron los determinantes de dichos ingresos?, y (ii) ¿cuáles son las relaciones entre IED y comercio exterior en los países receptores? Se investiga especialmente sobre el rol...

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...

This work contains an evaluation of the Non-Reimbursable Funds (ANR) program of the Argentinean Technological Fund (FONTAR), which is managed by a federal government agency. FONTAR's objective is to fund projects presented by private firms that aim at improving their competitive performance...

La Revista Integración & Comercio del BID incluye artículos referidos a las distintas manifestaciones del proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe, a la integración hemisférica y, también, a los procesos con igual orientación que se llevan a cabo en otras partes del mundo....

Argentina received large amounts of FDI inflows during the 90s. At the same time, deep structural reforms were introduced, forcing domestic firms to rapidly undertake restructuring processes in order to adapt to the new economic and institutional environment. This paper explores to what extent...

The paper contains and impact evaluation of matching grants to promote investments in innovation on firm financed R&D and other output variables.