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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741917
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741923
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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT
Maffioli, Alessandro; Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943705
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Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from Six Latin American Countries
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation … surveys. In line with the literature, in all countries firms that invest in knowledge are more able to introduce new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944386
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Innovation for economic performance: the case of Latin American firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Arias-Ortiz, Elena; Tacsir, Ezequiel; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 4 (2014) 1, pp. 31-50
In this paper, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also measures … nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011001603
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Effects of innovation on employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth across four Latin American … countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation surveys. Specifically, we relate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644922
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The Chilean national system of innovation
Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, Gustavo - In: Estudios de Economia 23, 2 Year 1996, pp. 223-254
It may be stated that there exists, within the field of the economy, a growing consensus regarding the fact that together with capital accumulation, technological progress and its associated innovations are the central forces of the process of economic growth and increase in welfare of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005687603
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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms Title: Innovación para el desempeño económico: El caso de las empresas en América Latina y el Ca...
Tacsir, Ezequiel; Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741868
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Impact Evaluation in a Multiple Program World
Alvarez, Roberto; Crespi, Gustavo; Martincus, Christian … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
forward, we examine the interplay between export and innovation promotion programs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741914
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Innovation strategies and employment in Latin American firms
Zuniga, Pluvia; Crespi, Gustavo - In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 24 (2013) C, pp. 1-17
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in three Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay) using microdata for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the model proposed … by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: “make only” (R&D), “buy only” (external R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011048669