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Organizing Crisis Innovation : Lessons from World War II
Gross, Daniel P. - 2020
technology was a major part of the government response. The U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) led a major … World War II innovation model in other crises. In this essay we describe exactly how it worked. We do so first through a … general overview of how OSRD approached several questions that may confront any crisis innovation effort: priority setting …
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Poverty Alleviation Strategies Under Informality : Evidence for Latin America
Caruso, Martín - 2019
Strategies based on growth and inequality reduction require a long-run horizon, and this paper therefore argues that those strategies need to be complemented by poverty alleviation programs. With regards to such programs, informality in Latin America and the Caribbean is a primary obstacle to...
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Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations
Caruso, Martín - 2017
This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region's...
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Law and Employment : Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Heckman, James - 2003
This paper summarizes the main lessons learned from Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, a forthcoming NBER book. It places Latin American economies and economic policies in a world context. The paper quantifies the cost of regulation in Latin America and OECD Europe...
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Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ball, Laurence M. - 2011
This study constructs a new data set on unemployment rates in Latin America and the Caribbean and then explores the determinants of unemployment. We compare different countries, finding that unemployment is influenced by the size of the rural population and that the effects of government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461383
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Gender Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Berniell, Inés; Fernández, Raquel; Krutikova, Sonya - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper examines gender inequality focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work. Our objective is to provide a current snapshot of gender inequality across key indicators as well as a dynamic perspective that highlights successes and failures....
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Education Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fernández, Raquel; Pagés, Carmen; Székely, Miguel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Education is a crucial asset for a country's economic prospects and for its inhabitants. In addition to its direct impact on growth via the accumulation of human capital, it is a critical ingredient in producing an informed citizenry, enhancing their ability to obtain and exert human and...
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Evaluating the Impact of Technology Development Funds in Emerging Economies : Evidence from Latin America
Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2008
Evaluations of government Technology Development Funds (TDF) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama are surveyed. All … the evaluations were done at the recipient (firm) level using data from innovation surveys, industrial surveys, and …&D intensity. In addition, participation in TDF induces a more proactive attitude of beneficiary firms towards innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464811
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Innovation and Production in the Global Economy
Arkolakis, Costas - 2013
The decline in the costs of multinational production (MP) has led some countries to specialize in innovation and others … advantage and home market effects (HME) that arise from the interaction between increasing returns to innovation and … further specialize in innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459690
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Openness, Technology Capital, and Development
McGrattan, Ellen - 2007
In this paper, we extend the growth model to include firm-specific technology capital and use it to assess the gains … from opening to foreign direct investment. A firm's technology capital is its unique know-how from investing in research … and development, brands, and organization capital. What distinguishes technology capital from other forms of capital is …
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