This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Brazil for the 2007-2010 period. The evaluation found that the program with Brazil has been very relevant, because the IDB has been able to maintain its competitive advantage in the country by changing its business model in light of...

La finalidad de este trabajo consiste en estudiar brevemente la información con la que se cuenta en la actualidad sobre la innovación en los servicios con miras al futuro. Es menester comprender mejor la naturaleza particular del sector de servicios en América Latina y el Caribe y el papel...

Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region, although the evidence comes almost exclusively from the manufacturing sector. The dearth of evidence regarding innovation in services is related, at least...

Skill gaps are a key constraint to innovation, hindering productivity growth and economic development. In particular, shortages in the supply of trained professionals in disciplines related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) may weaken the innovation potential of a...

Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region, although the evidence comes almost exclusively from the manufacturing sector. The dearth of evidence regarding innovation in services is related, at least...

La finalidad de este trabajo consiste en estudiar brevemente la información con la que se cuenta en la actualidad sobre la innovación en los servicios con miras al futuro. Es menester comprender mejor la naturaleza particular del sector de servicios en América Latina y el Caribe y el papel...