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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 … technological advances, and those that innovate have greater labor productivity than those that do not. Yet firm-level determinants … productivity, however, highlight the importance of innovation in enabling firms to improve economic performance and catch up. …
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Safe and sound financial systems : what works for Latin America
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana (contributor) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552074
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Public Support to Innovation: The Colombian COLCIENCIAS' Experience
Crespi, Gustavo; Maffioli, Alessandro; Arjona, Marcela … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
unobservable difference with the control group, COLCIENCIAS programs have been very effective in increasing firm labor productivity …
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Evaluación del impacto de corto plazo de SENACYT en la innovación de las empresas panameñas
Crespi, Gustavo; Solís, Galileo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
El presente documento presenta una evaluación preliminar del impacto que el programa de subvenciones a la investigación y desarrollo tiene en la dinámica innovadora de las firmas panameñas. Dentro de las limitaciones de los escasos datos disponibles, la metodología resuelve el problema de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653835
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate...
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
. (1998), employment growth is related to process innovations and to the growth of sales separately due to innovative and … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
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Financial markets and the behavior of private savings in Latin America : prepared for the IDB-OECD Conference on "Promoting savings in Latin America" held in Paris on November 7 an...
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Weisbrod, Steven R. - 1997 - Rev. version
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Financial markets and the behavior of private savings in Latin America : prepared for the IDB-OECD Conference on "Promoting savings in Latin America" held in Paris on November 7 an...
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Weisbrod, Steven R. - Conference on Promoting Savings in Latin America <1996, …; … - 1997 - December 1996 (revised)
This paper complements previous studies by arguing that the low private savings ratio in Latin America can be associated with the limited confidence of households and businesses in domestic financial institutions. Previous studies have established a relationship between private savings and...
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Volatile capital flows : taming their impact on Latin America
Hausmann, Ricardo (ed.); Rojas-Suárez, Liliana (contributor) - 1996
Pt. 1. The macroeconomics of capital flows to Latin America, experience and policy issues / Michael Gavin, Ricardo Hausmann, and Leonardo Leiderman. Commentary / Michael Bruno ... [et al.]. Conclusion to Part 1 / Jacob Frenkel -- Pt. 2. Achieving stability in Latin American financial markets in...
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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT
Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, Gustavo; Maffioli, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The investigation focuses on the impact of the Chilean National Science and Technology Research Fund (FONDECYT). The analysis uses data drawn from international sources of...
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