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Evaluating the Impact of Technology Development Funds in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Latin America
Hall, Bronwyn H.; Maffioli, Alessandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
positive impact on measures of firm productivity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005342561
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Evaluating the Impact of Science, Technology and Innovation Programs: a Methodological Toolkit
Crespi, Gustavo A.; Maffioli, Alessandro; Mohnen, Pierre; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The purpose of this guideline is to provide ideas and technical advice on how to measure the effectiveness of Science, Technology and Innovation Programs (STIP). The paper addresses the specific challenges of evaluating STIP, from the assessment of the intervention logic to the choice of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651806
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Support to Private R&D: Evidence from Argentina
Binelli, Chiara; Maffioli, Alessandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The paper investigates the relationship between government interventions to promote investments in innovation and firms-financed R&D. Merging a unique panel data set on Argentinean firms in the 1990s with a data base on different types of public support received through FONTAR program, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529056
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529059
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Public Support to Firm-Level Innovation: An Evaluation of the FONTEC Program
Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, Gustavo; Maffioli, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
increased the sales, employment and export, it did not significantly foster productivity. In the absence of randomized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529066
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652721
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Innovation Policy and Employment: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Argentina
Castillo, Victoria; Maffioli, Alessandro; Rojo, Sofía; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper presents the evaluation of the Enterprise Restructuring Support Program in Argentina. The aim of the program was to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises by cofinancing technical assistance that can be classified as either support for process innovation or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653454
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Second-tier Government Banks and Firm Performance: Micro-Evidence from Colombia
Maffioli, Alessandro; Eslava, Marcela; Arjona, Marcela … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Despite the large potential gains from credit by second-tier development banks, little is known about the actual impact of these banks' lending activity. This study partially fills that gap by analyzing the impact of the lending activity of Bancoldex, the Colombian second-tier development bank,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421326
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The Impact of Technology Adoption on Agricultural Productivity: The Case of the Dominican Republic
González, Veronica; Ibarrarán, Pablo; Maffioli, Alessandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
effectively improved the productivity of rice producers and breeders. However, we did not find any significant impact on other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594118
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The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services: The Case of Grape Production in Argentina
Cerdán-Infantes, Pedro; Maffioli, Alessandro; Ubfal, Diego - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
treatment effects on yield, the program has large positive effects on productivity for producers who were in the bottom of the … productivity distribution before launching of the program. There is also evidence of increased quality of their grapes, especially … the need to balance flexibility of the program with effective targeting mechanisms. Producers with different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529060