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The Organization of Public-Private Cooperation for Productive Development Policies

Cornick, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Productive development policies (PDPs), what used to be called industrial policies, are increasingly recognized as an essential part of the development toolkit, and the need for public-private cooperation is increasingly viewed as a key element for the successful design and implementation of...

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Evaluating Welfare Losses Under R&D Rivalry and Product Differentiation

Katsoulacos, Yannis; Ulph, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

We evaluate the social welfare loss (WL) that arises in an oligopolistic industry under technological competition and product differentiation. The main novelty of our approach concerns the decomposition of the WL into `dynamic' losses (from too little cost reduction and an inappropriate number...

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Logistics as a Competitiveness Factor for Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean

Kirby, Carlos; Brosa, Nicolau - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

The logistics industry is one of utmost relevance and principally serves as a motor of private sec-tor development and growth of the economic sectors of a country or region. A logistics industry that is efficient and accessible to everyone is a key element for companies in a country or region in...

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Innovation, R&D and Productivity: Case Studies from Peru

Kuramoto, Juana R. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper analyzes quantitative findings on the innovative behavior of firms in the production chains of pisco and shoe manufacture in Peru, which are served by the network of Technological Innovation Centers (CITEs), the most important technology policy instrument available in Peru. These two...

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The Political Economy of Productivity: Actors, Arenas, and Policies. A Framework of Analysis

Scartascini, Carlos G.; Murillo, Maria Victoria; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

Following the research strategy put in practice in the project behind Stein et al. (2008), Policymaking in Latin America: How Politics Shapes Policies, this project will be a collective and interactive process among various country teams and the coordinators. We will build a number of country...

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On the Role of Productivity and Factor Accumulation in Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Daude, Christian; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

importance of total factor productivity and the accumulation of factors of production in the economic development performance of … advanced countries and peer countries in other regions. The paper finds that total factor productivity is the predominant … factor: low productivity and slow productivity growth, as opposed to impediments to factor accumulation, are the key to …

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Productive Development Policies in Jamaica

Panadeiros, Monica; Benfield, Warren - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

to create a better environment for productivity growth. This paper examines the PDPs in Jamaica and concludes that behind …

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Impact Evaluation of the Program for the Development of Industrial Districts in Brazil

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2010

This report evaluates the Program for the Development of Industrial Districts in Brazil, launched in 2003 with funding from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). The program played an important role in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) improve productive factors and governance in...

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Logistics as a Driver for Competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean

Guasch, José Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

Logistics is becoming a critical element of competitiveness and economic performance both in itself and within the context of increasing globalization. Most Latin American and Caribbean countries are focusing on export-led growth strategies. For such strategies to succeed, a key component is an...

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Belize: A Private Sector Assessment

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2008

This is the latest version available of "Belize: A Private Sector Assessment". This document is an input to the IDB country strategy with Belize for the period 2008-2012. It describes Belize's growth, its private sector, economic policy framework, factors of production and physical...

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