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The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching Up
Fu, Xiaolan; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Soete, Luc - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article presents original evidence and argues that, despite the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654646
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Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems : Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries?
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper addresses two research questions: How do learning mechanisms operate in different types of global value chains? What is the supporting role of the innovation system in GVC-driven learning and innovation processes? Empirical evidence is used from the authors' research as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652565
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Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the engine of economic development
Grazzi, Matteo (ed.); Pietrobelli, Carlo (ed.) - 2016
This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin … examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to … Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America -- 3 Innovative Activity in the Caribbean: Drivers, Benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012400545
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Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the engine of economic development
Grazzi, Matteo (ed.); Pietrobelli, Carlo (ed.) - 2016
This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin … America and the Caribbean. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013547378
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Inter-Firm Linkages and Finance in Value Chains
Navas-Alemán, Lizbeth; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Kamiya, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains as a possible way to enhance access to credit. However, much of the literature on value chains emphasizes issues of coordination and governance of those linkages and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653262
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The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching Up
Fu, Xiaolan; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Soete, Luc - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article presents original evidence and argues that, despite the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193360
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Global Value Chains Meet Innovation Systems : Are There Learning Opportunities for Developing Countries?
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper addresses two research questions: How do learning mechanisms operate in different types of global value chains? What is the supporting role of the innovation system in GVC-driven learning and innovation processes? Empirical evidence is used from the authors' research as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216188
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Upgrading to Compete: Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta; Artola, Ner; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
improve productivity in MSMEs. The case studies reflect the distribution of MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672537
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Competitive Cluster Development: Experiences from Latin America
Kamiya, Marco; Arevalo, Gregorio; Casaburi, Gabriel; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This presentation addresses the Inter-American Development Bank's approach to cluster projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, and presents lessons learned and challenges.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673619