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Innovative and Entrepreneurial Universities in Latin America
OECD; Inter-American Development Bank - 2022
The review examines how higher education institutions are supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in their … universities are actively engaging with external stakeholders in their surrounding communities, to spur innovation through joint …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013458061
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Strategic Analysis of Competitiveness and Innovation in the Tourism and Telecommunications Industries: Opportunities and Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
Garrido, Celso - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper analyzes the trends and challenges of competitiveness and innovation in the tourism and telecommunications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393126
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The Political Economy of Productivity. The Case of Chile
Aninat, Cristobal; Benavente, Jose Miguel; Briones, Ignacio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper analyzes the political economy of productivity-related policymaking in Chile following a political transaction cost model (Spiller and Tommasi, 2003; Murillo et al., 2008). The main findings indicate that i) the Chilean policymaking process (PMP) was successful in the 1990s in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008478857
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Model Based on Entrepreneur Development
Vicens, Lorenzo; Grullón, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan …. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs worldwide and presents a representative sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655359
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Model Based on Entrepreneur Development
Vicens, Lorenzo; Grullón, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan …. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs worldwide and presents a representative sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644854
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944295
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Soap Operas for Female Micro Entrepreneur Training
Nakasone, Eduardo; Torero, Maximo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240372
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Firm Size, Knowledge Intensity and Employment Generation: The Microeconometric Evidence for the Service Sector in Uruguay
Aboal, Diego; Garda, Paula; Lanzilotta, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The employment impact of innovation in the heterogeneous universe of services was studied using data from the 2004 …-2009 Uruguayan service innovation surveys. The empirical evidence shows that the impact of product innovation on employment is … positive, while process innovation appears to have no effect. The effect varies according to the skill level of the labor force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366905
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Innovation, Firm Size, Technology Intensity, and Employment Generation in Uruguay: The Microeconometric Evidence
Aboal, Diego; Garda, Paula; Lanzilotta, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity … and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on employment growth and on employment composition … in terms of skills was studied, using data from manufacturing firms' innovation surveys, matched against economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371000
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393120