This paper examines export diversification in Ecuador in the cases of fresh cut flowers, canned tuna, palm heart, broccoli and mangoes, using the theoretical framework on "pioneers" and "discoveries" developed by Hausmann and Rodrik(2003), as well as work by Sánchez and Butler (2006) on export...

The <italic>contribution</italic> of entrepreneurship to economic growth varies across countries at different stages of economic development. The <italic>type</italic> of entrepreneurship also varies as countries develop: the ratio of necessity-based entrepreneurial firms (new entrepreneurial ventures born to escape...

This paper examines export diversification in Ecuador in the cases of fresh cut flowers, canned tuna, palm heart, broccoli and mangoes, using the theoretical framework on “pioneers” and “discoveries” developed by Hausmann and Rodrik(2003), as well as work by Sánchez and Butler (2006) on...

Website databases provide the opportunity to fundamentally change the way research and knowledge are advanced and disseminated. This paper describes a website, http://www.etm.pdx.edu/dea/dataset/, focused on Data Envelopment Analysis and DEA researchers. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003

This paper discusses how network theory can help explain different patterns of inclusion of small and medium sized producers in the development of agricultural clusters. A framework based on contrasting network structures and levels of involvement of producers in the design and implementation of...