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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, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic analyses. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm...
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 - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013547378
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A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Masci, Pietro; Crabbe, Carolin A.; Ríos, Guillermo Larraín - Inter-American Development Bank; The Principal …
This book focuses on experiences with and lessons learned from the sweeping reforms to the pension systems of Latin America and the Caribbean during the 1990s and early 2000s, which shifted the burden of old-age security from the public to the private sector. The book's main objective is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943489
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Health Services in Latin America and Asia Title: Servicios de salud en América Latina y Asia
Molina, Carlos Gerardo; Marulanda, Nohra Rey de; … - Inter-American Development Bank
social health insurance, improvements in the equity and efficacy of health services, and changes in public and private sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943523
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Unemployment Insurance in High Informality Countries
Espino, Emilio; Sánchez, Juan M. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Providing unemployment insurance is particularly problematic in countries with high informality because workers can … alternative schemes to provide insurance for unemployed individuals. First, it presents an economy that can be calibrated to … unemployment insurance savings account (UISA) scheme can be evaluated. The method is applied to Mexico, and the results show how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944144
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Agricultural Insurance Revisited: New Developments and Perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
The purpose of this paper is to provide Bank staff interested in agricultural yield insurance market development …, public officials responsible for financial market policy formulation and supervision, and insurance industry practitioners in … guidelines and recommendations on how to develop viable and sustainable agricultural yield insurance markets. The paper relies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274420
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A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Masci, Pietro; Crabbe, Carolin A.; Ríos, Guillermo Larraín - Inter-American Development Bank; The Principal …
This book focuses on experiences with and lessons learned from the sweeping reforms to the pension systems of Latin America and the Caribbean during the 1990s and early 2000s, which shifted the burden of old-age security from the public to the private sector. The book's main objective is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772422
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Health Services in Latin America and Asia Title: Servicios de salud en América Latina y Asia
Molina, Carlos Gerardo; Marulanda, Nohra Rey de; … - Inter-American Development Bank
social health insurance, improvements in the equity and efficacy of health services, and changes in public and private sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772450
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Agricultural Insurance Revisited: New Developments and Perspectives in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
The purpose of this paper is to provide Bank staff interested in agricultural yield insurance market development …, public officials responsible for financial market policy formulation and supervision, and insurance industry practitioners in … guidelines and recommendations on how to develop viable and sustainable agricultural yield insurance markets. The paper relies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654082
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Making the Most of Family Remittances: Second Report of the Inter-American Dialogue Task Force on Remittances
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010
Analysis of the relationship between remittances and the local economies in Central America, with special attention to Nicaragua and Guatemala. It also provides some policy recommendations to leverage and mitigate the impact of remittances.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654275