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This paper attempts to establish a formal relationship between innovation and productivity using Colombian firm …' sales per worker, and innovation that results in introducing new goods and services to the international market boosts both … sales and Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Innovation in processes likewise improves firms' productivity and sales. Finally …
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This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...
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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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that aim at improving their competitive performance through technological innovation activities. The main goal of this … evaluation is to analyze the impact of the ANR program on the innovation activities of granted firms. A series of econometric …
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This paper examines the determinants of adoption of soil conservation technologies among farmers participating in the Environmental Program of El Salvador (PAES). A sample of PAES participants was surveyed in 2002, from which a sub-sample was re-surveyed in 2005 along with a control group of...
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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...
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Although knowledge spillovers are at the core of the innovation policy's justification, they have never been properly …
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This paper consists of four case studies of the emergence of four successful export activities in Uruguay: computer software, forest products, caviar and sturgeon meat, and animal vaccines. Each case study discusses how companies, associations, and governments at various levels have addressed...
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As a result of renewed regional interest in biogas technology, the Network for Biodigesters in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedBioLAC) was formed to increase dialogue concerning: a) Promotion and management of biogas projects; and b) Innovations in the field. The network has exemplified the...
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This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and … catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article … benefits of international technology diffusion can only be delivered with parallel indigenous innovation efforts and the …
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