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SME policy and firms' productivity in Latin America
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Maffioli, Alessandro; Stucchi, Rodolfo - 2009
Very little is known about the effectiveness of SME policies, and a careful look at the structure, mechanisms and … American and Caribbean countries to analyze the magnitude and determinants of the productivity gap between large and SME firms … and to simulate of the impact on productivity of various policy scenarios. -- SMEs ; SME policy ; productivity ; Latin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903965
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SME Policy and Firms’ Productivity in Latin America
Ibarraran, Pablo - 2009
Very little is known about the effectiveness of SME policies, and a careful look at the structure, mechanisms and … American and Caribbean countries to analyze the magnitude and determinants of the productivity gap between large and SME firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155323
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R&D policies for young SMEs : input and output effects
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Delanote, Julie - 2015
This paper evaluates the current focus of EU policy makers on small and medium-sized, young independent firms in high-tech sectors. Therefore, the effect of subsidies on both R&D input and R&D output is compared between independent high-tech young firms (NTBFs), independent low-tech young firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519610
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The Italian startup act : a microeconometric program evaluation
Biancalani, Francesco; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Riccaboni, Massimo - 2020
This paper analyses the impact of the Italian Startup Act which entered into force in December 2012. This public policy provides a unique bundle of benefits, such as tax incentives, public loan guarantees, and a more flexible labor law, for firms registered as "innovative startups" in Italy....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167050
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An in-depth analysis of one year of SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19 : Lessons learned for the path to recovery
OECD - 2021
This paper provides an analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on SMEs and entrepreneurs, and the SME and … lessons learned for policy going forward, to assist governments build evidence-based policies to support SME recovery and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630203
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Entrepreneurship and competitiveness dynamics in Latin America
Ács, Zoltán J.; Amorós, José Ernesto - 2008
This study analyses the relationship between entrepreneurial dynamics and the level of competitiveness in Latin American countries. Based on a stage of economic development model we demonstrate that Latin American countries under the model followed different paths related to competitiveness....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271776
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Latin American Middle-Class Entrepreneurs and Their Firms : A Regional View and International Comparison
Kantis, Hugo - 2012
Based on a cross-country comparison of dynamic new firms, this paper attempts to characterize Latin American middle-class entrepreneurs and their firms. In general, Latin American middle-class entrepreneurs tend to face more difficult conditions in terms of resources and skills acquisition than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099930
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Upgrading to Compete Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - 2010
Does enterprise participation in global markets ensure sustainable income growth? Policies have often been designed in the belief that this is true, but competitiveness and participation in international markets may take very different forms, and developing countries do not always benefit. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014198068
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A control group study of incubators’ impact to promote firm survival
Schwartz, Michael - 2010
It is widely unclear as to whether start-up firms supported by publicly-initiated incubator initiatives have higher survival rates than comparable start-up firms that have not received support by such initiatives. This paper contributes to the underlying discussion by performing an empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966984
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Pobreza, vulnerabilidad y la clase media en América Latina
Stampini, Marco; Robles, Marcos; Sáenz, Mayra; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011290939