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Rethinking productive development : sound policies and institutions for economic transformation
Crespi, Gustavo (ed.); Fernández Arias, Eduardo (ed.);  … - 2014 - 1. ed.
"Rethinking Industrial Policy systematically analyzes policies in key areas such as innovation, new firms, firm … policies through this lens in key areas such as innovation, new firms, financing, human capital, and internationalization to …
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Policymaking in Latin America : how politics shapes policies
Stein, Ernesto (ed.); Tommasi, Mariano (ed.);  … - 2008
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Regional public goods : from theory to practice
Estevadeordal, Antoni (contributor);  … - 2004
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Economic institutions for a resilient Caribbean
Schwartz, Moisés J. (ed.); Beuermann, Diether W. (ed.) - Inter-American Development Bank - 2021
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Spilled water : institutional commitment in the provision of water services
Savedoff, William D. (contributor) - 1999
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Innovation Shortfalls
Maloney, William; Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
There is a common perception that low productivity or low growth is due to what can be called an innovation shortfall …, usually identified as a low rate of investment in research and development (R&D) compared with some high-innovation countries … problems that impede accumulation of all kinds of capital. When does a country suffer from an innovation shortfall above and …
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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
examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to … Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America -- 3 Innovative Activity in the Caribbean: Drivers, Benefits …, and Obstacles -- 4 ICT, Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from Firms in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 5 On …
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Research Programme on Scientific and technological Development in Latin America: Working Paper: No. 44: March, 1982: Technical Change and Technology Policy: The Case of Numerically...
Jacobsson, Staffan - Inter-American Development Bank - 1982
This paper addresses the question: Under what conditions will the recent rapid technical change in products in the machine tool sector increase the technological gap between the developed countries and the NICs? The technical change referred to is the trend towards the substitution of standard...
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Technical Change and Technology Policy: The Case of Numerically Controlled Lathes in Argentina
Jacobsson, Staffan - Inter-American Development Bank - 1982
This paper addresses the question: Under what conditions will the recent rapid technical change in products in the machine tool sector increase the technological gap between the developed countries and the Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs)? The technical change referred to is the trend...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944013
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Risk Mitigation as a Cost-Effective Microfinance Strategy: Case Study IDB-Peru Global Micro-Enterprise Credit Program
Buillamon, Bernardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
Improved microfinance strategies in Peru have increased credit access for microentrepreneurs. To establish effective national credit reporting systems elsewhere in the region, ensured universal reporting cooperation, reliable identification, privacy and consumer protection are needed.
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