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Innovation and Productivity - Evidence from Six Latin American Countries

Crespi, Gustavo; Zuniga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation surveys. In line with the literature, in all countries...

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Innovation, R&D and Productivity in the Costa Rican ICT Sector: A Case Study

Monges-Gonzalez, Ricardo; Hewitt, John - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

relative importance of innovation inputs, the impacts of innovation on firm productivity, the protection of innovations, and … impediments to innovation. While most firms engaged in all types of output and input innovations, they appear to be driven by … property created by their innovations, are not familiar with methods for protecting innovation or the availability of …

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The Impact of ICT on Adolescents' Perceptions and Consumption of Substances

Balsa, Ana; Gandelman, Nestor; Porzecanski, Rafael - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents’ information about substances and rates of consumption. A low percentage of participants logged on to...

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The Impact of ICT on Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients

Balsa, Ana; Gandelman, Nestor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper summarizes randomized experiment to study the effects of an Internetbased intervention on type 2 diabetes patients in Montevideo, Uruguay. The intervention consisted of a specially designed website and an electronic social network where participants were able to navigate freely,...

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The Demand for Mortgages under Macro Volatility: The Argentine Case

Auguste, Sebastián; Bebczuk, Ricardo N.; Moya, Ramiro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper analyzes mortgage loan demand in Argentina using a new survey administered in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. It is found that recurring macro volatility and violation of financial property rights have increased demand for real estate as an investment, which in turn raises house...

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The Impact of Bank Credit on Employment Formality in Uruguay

Gandelman, Nestor; Rasteletti, Alejandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper examines the effect of bank credit on employment formalization in Uruguay. Using a difference-in-differences methodology proposed by Cata~o, Page´s and Rosales (2011), the paper finds that financial deepening decreases informality, especially in more financially dependent sectors....

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The Rental Market in Argentina: An Assessment Study

Moya, Ramiro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This study analyzes the current situation of the rental market of Argentina. It is characterized by a growing percentage of households demanding houses for renting up to the point that, for first time in more than 50 years, the ownership rate dropped between population censuses. Tenants are...

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Credit Constraints, Sector Informality and Firm Investments: Evidence from a Panel of Uruguayan Firms

Gandelman, Nestor; Rasteletti, Alejandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

This paper explores whether the extent of informality in a sector affects a firm's investment decision directly or indirectly through a credit availability channel. The dataset used in the estimation of the econometric models consists of an unbalanced panel of Uruguayan firms for the period...

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