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Innovation, productivity, and spillovers effects : evidence from Chile

Crespi, Gustavo; Garone, Lucas Figal; Maffioli, Alessandro - 2019

This paper estimates the direct and spillover effects of two matching grants schemes designed to promote firm-level research and development (R&D) investment in Chile on firm productivity. Because the two programs target different kinds of projects - the National Productivity and Technological...

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Gender contribution to the innovation-productivity relationship in the wake of COVID-19 : evidence for the Caribbean

Tacsir, Ezequiel; Pereira, Mariano - 2023

This study presents new findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity and innovation for Caribbean … women's participation on firm performance and innovation has so far produced mixed results, though there is some evidence to … suggest that for Latin America, larger shares of women in the knowledge creation and innovation process may increase …

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Monitoring public investment : the impact of MapaRegalías in Colombia

Lauletta, Maximiliano; Rossi, Martín Antonio; Cruz … - 2019

This paper analyzes the impact of Mapa- Regalías on efficiency in the execution of public investment projects in Colombia. MapaRegalías is an online platform that displays geo-referenced information and data on royalties coming from the extractives sector. The purpose of the platform is to...

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Knowledge spillovers of innovative policy through labor mobility : an impact evaluation of the FONTAR program in Argentina

Castillo, Victoria; Maffioli, Alessandro; Rojo … - 2014

Although knowledge spillovers are at the core of the innovation policy’s justification, they have never been properly …

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Impact evaluation of innovation and linkage development programs in Costa Rica : the cases of PROPYME and CR Provee

Monge González, Ricardo; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Juan Antonio - 2013

This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to innovate, and the second aims to increase backward linkages between Costa Rican SMEs and...

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The impact of agricultural extension for improved management practices : an evaluation of the Uruguayan livestock program

Maffioli, Alessandro; Muffally, Conner - 2014

Management is an important input into agricultural production, as it a determinant of the uptake and proper implementation of productive technologies and practices. While there is a large literature on evaluations of extension programs meant to improve management practices in agricultural...

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Asistencias técnicas y competitividad de las MiPyMEs : evidencia para Argentina

Castillo, Victoria; Garone, Lucas Figal; Maffioli, … - 2016

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Reconciliation once and for all : economic impact evaluation and social cost benefit analysis

Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martín; Moreda, Adela - 2017

There is a debate in the literature on the appropriate methods and metrics for evaluating the economic impacts of tourism investments. Available analytical techniques include input-output modelling, computable general equilibrium modelling, cost benefit analysis, expenditure-based methods, and...

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Bright investments : measuring the impact of transport infrastructure using luminosity data in Haiti

Mitnik, Oscar A.; Sanchez, Raul; Yañez-Pagans, Patricia - 2018

This paper quantifies the impacts of transport infrastructure investments on economic activity in Haiti, proxied by satellite luminosity data. Our identification strategy exploits the differential timing of rehabilitation projects across various road segments of the primary road network. We...

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Diminishing returns : nudging Covid-19 prevention among Colombian young adults

Blackman, Allen; Hoffmann, Bridget - 2021

Until a vaccine is widely available, face masks and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) will continue to be the frontline defense against Covid-19 in developing countries. But their effectiveness depends critically on compliance by young adults, who are most likely both to become...

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