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classified as either support for process innovation or support for product innovation. Although these types of programs do not … difference in differences were combined. The study found that by supporting both process and product innovation … product innovation activities. …
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This paper studies the degree to which innovation by Costa Rican manufacturing firms creates or displaces employment …, how different innovation strategies affect employment, and how these effects vary by firm size and type of employment … process innovations on employment growth. Particular attention is paid to identifying innovation impacts on employment …
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understand the links between innovation and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Special attention is paid to the …
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-2009 Uruguayan service innovation surveys. The empirical evidence shows that the impact of product innovation on employment is …The employment impact of innovation in the heterogeneous universe of services was studied using data from the 2004 … positive, while process innovation appears to have no effect. The effect varies according to the skill level of the labor force …
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, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al …This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
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in terms of skills was studied, using data from manufacturing firms' innovation surveys, matched against economic … activity surveys. The impact of different innovation strategies was also analyzed, particularly producing technology vs …The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity …
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This book presents but a few examples of the many Bank-financed productive activities carried out by the people of the region, and pays tribute to the women and men who, in their efforts to succeed, daily renew their hopes for a better future. In addition, the book pays tribute to the...
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This document describes the efforts of the Department of Labor of Rio de Janeiro to build a comprehensive institutional framework focused on the promotion of a long run, micro-firm based local economic development model and to create a path to sustainable economic growth, job creation and...
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La presente edición de Microempresa cuenta con dos artículos principales. En el primero se examina el hecho de que las microempresas obtienen crédito en peores condiciones que las grandes compañías: pagan más interés, reciben préstamos más pequeños relativos al flujo de caja y tienen...
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En esta edición de Microempresa se presentan dos artículos principales. En el primero, se examina por qué siendo las instituciones microfinancieras (IMF) una oportunidad atractiva para los inversores privados, son tan pocos los inversores financieros y sociales privados que proveen fondos a...
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