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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms
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 manufacturing firms in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region using the recently released Enterprise Surveys 2010. The Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653090
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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms
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 manufacturing firms in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region using the recently released Enterprise Surveys 2010. The Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010617894
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Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Policies and Implications for Latin America
Watanuki, Masakazu; Jank, Marcos Sawaya; Jales, Mário … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book investigates key issues in regard to liberalization of agricultural trade in the Western Hemisphere, including potential scenarios for liberalization at the regional and multilateral levels, the effects of U.S. and European Union agricultural policies on trade, and how a Free Trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943363
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Agricultural Biotechnology and Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for IDB Lending
Trigo, Eduardo; Traxler, Greg; Pray, Carlos E.; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This report concentrates on the potential for biotechnology research to benefit consumers and producers of food in …. The study includes policy suggestions regarding agricultural biotechnology issues in IDB-funded programs. Special … attention is given to the problems and opportunities of biotechnology for developing agriculture in LAC; the implications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352037
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Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Policies and Implications for Latin America
Watanuki, Masakazu; Jank, Marcos Sawaya; Jales, Mário … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book investigates key issues in regard to liberalization of agricultural trade in the Western Hemisphere, including potential scenarios for liberalization at the regional and multilateral levels, the effects of U.S. and European Union agricultural policies on trade, and how a Free Trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772322
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Agricultural Biotechnology and Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for IDB Lending
Trigo, Eduardo; Traxler, Greg; Pray, Carlos E.; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This report concentrates on the potential for biotechnology research to benefit consumers and producers of food in …. The study includes policy suggestions regarding agricultural biotechnology issues in IDB-funded programs. Special … attention is given to the problems and opportunities of biotechnology for developing agriculture in LAC; the implications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655844
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Second Annual Conference of the Euro-Latin Study Network on Integration and Trade, ELSNIT : Issues papers
ELSNIT - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe se encuentran actualmente frente a una coyuntura importante en sus relaciones económicas internacionales. Desde fines de la década de 1980 los países de la región han seguido un proceso de reforma económica y de apertura que conlleva cambios...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506794
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Assessing the impacts of intellectual property rights on trade flows in Latin America
Blyde, Juan S. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479154
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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
In this paper, we analyzed the effectiveness of a Chilean TDF, the FONTEC program. We found that FONTEC’s subsides partially crowded-out private investments in innovation and they more effectively promoted technological upgrades and process innovations, rather than radical product innovations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529066