This presentation comments on Manuel Trajtenberg¿s paper Innovation Policy for Development. The purpose of that paper … includes discussing innovation policy guidelines for developing countries and employing the Israeli experience to derive … lessons for growth-promoting innovation policies, among others. Comments arise from the main issues introduced by the paper …

process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence … suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process … innovation. This not significant effect of product innovation contrasts with evidence of studies for other countries. However …

and initiatives aimed at improving the management of key risks such as those associated with rollovers, currency …

Haiti during this period was affected by the materialization of risks identified in the 2007 Country Strategy. The 2007 … instability and natural disasters as the main potential risks. IDB's response to the 2010 earthquake was timely and relevant in …; (iii) builds the analysis of risks associated with institutional, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities and …

and initiatives aimed at improving the management of key risks such as those associated with rollovers, currency …