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Mobility and Entrepreneurship in Ecuador: A Pseudo-Panel Approach
Ordeñana, Xavier; Villa, Ramon - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Does entrepreneurship contribute to improving social mobility in Ecuador? This paper constructs a pseudo-panel to … analyze the dynamic effect of entrepreneurship on Ecuadorian household incomes during the period 2002-2010. Using three … estimation scenarios, the paper finds a significant level of unconditional mobility and an important effect of entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010555790
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Middle-Class Entrepreneurship and the Effect of Social Capital
Ordenana, Xavier; Arteaga, Elizabeth - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper surveys Ecuadorian entrepreneurs to ascertain the differences between middle-class and upper-class entrepreneurs and identify the variables associated with the “success” of a business. The paper also explores the variables that can determine the probability of upward...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578231
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Latin American Middle-Class Entrepreneurs and their Firms: A Regional View and International Comparison
Kantis, Hugo D.; Federico, Juan S.; Trajtenberg, Luis A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Based on a cross-country comparison of dynamic new firms, this paper attempts to characterize Latin American middle-class entrepreneurs and their firms. In general, Latin American middle-class entrepreneurs tend to face more difficult conditions in terms of resources and skills acquisition than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578239
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Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?
Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653926
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013458061
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Entry and Quality Choices in Child Care Markets
Bastos, Paulo; Cristia, Julian - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Many developing countries have adopted the market approach for expanding the supply of child care, but little is known about the economic behavior of independent providers. This paper draws on uniquely rich administrative data on child care centers and their inputs from São Paulo to examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764253
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Intergenerational Mobility, Middle Sectors and Entrepreneurship in Uruguay
Gandelman, Nestor; Robano, Virginia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
finds that while entrepreneurship status and belonging to the middle class matter in terms of social mobility as measured by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578232
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Mobility, and Entrepreneurial Propensity: A Regional View Based on the Analysis of Selected Latin American Countries
Kantis, Hugo D.; Federico, Juan S.; Trajtenberg, Luis A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
entrepreneurship to socioeconomic mobility and to understand the main variables associated with entrepreneurial propensity in selected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578233
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Middle-Class Entrepreneurs and Social Mobility through Entrepreneurship in Colombia
Mejia, Paula; Melendez, Marcela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
business characteristics, finding that entrepreneurship is rare but more frequent in the upper class than the middle or lower … for promoting higher productivity and welfare than policies encouraging entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578235
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Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Values, and Public Policy in Argentina
Anchorena, Jose; Ronconi, Lucas - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper uses datasets from six surveys to describe entrepreneurship in Argentina. While the quantity of … entrepreneurship in Argentina is high, its quality is low, given the high proportion of informal and necessity entrepreneurs. Income is … found to play a greater role in determining probability of becoming an entrepreneur than parental wealth; entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010578237