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Innovation in Services: The Hard Case for Latin America and the Caribbean
Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American … regarding innovation in services is related, at least in part, to uncertainty with respect to how innovation in services … really applicable to innovation in service sector environments. This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644856
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741917
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Does Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru
Czerwonko, Alejo Eduardo; Cristia, Julian; Garofalo, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
Many developing countries are allocating significant resources to expanding technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an open question because of the limited evidence available. This paper contributes to filling that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943909
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The Effects of Shared School Technology Access on Students' Digital Skills in Peru
Cristia, Julian; Bet, Germán; Ibarrarán, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944175
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Does ICT Increase Years of Education?: Evidence from Peru
Cristia, Julian; Czerwonko, Alejo Eduardo; Garofalo, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
A number of empirical studies have measured the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on test scores, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence on the effects of this type of intervention on drop-out and repetition rates, variables that have a direct impact on years of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944445
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Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program Title: Tecnología y desarrollo infantil: Evidencia del programa Una computadora por niño
Cristia, Julian; Ibarrarán, Pablo; Cueto, Santiago; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944498
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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms Title: Innovación para el desempeño económico: El caso de las empresas en América Latina y el Ca...
Tacsir, Ezequiel; Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741868
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Innovation in Services: The Hard Case for Latin America and the Caribbean
Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American … regarding innovation in services is related, at least in part, to uncertainty with respect to how innovation in services … really applicable to innovation in service sector environments. This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653699
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655370
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America: The Microeconometric Evidence
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
understand the links between innovation and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Special attention is paid to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371005