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In-firm training, innovation and productivity : the case of Caribbean small island developing states

Mohan, Preeya; Strobl, Eric; Watson, Patrick K. - 2017

In-firm training is a crucial innovative activity in modern knowledge-based economies which face increasing global …. This study uses the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) 2010 and Compete Caribbean's Productivity Technology Innovation … play a relatively small role and may not even matter for innovation and productivity. …

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Training, soft skills and productivity : evidence from a field experiment in retail

Prada, María F.; Rucci, Graciana; Urzua, Sergio - 2019

Understanding the causal association between skills and productivity is essential for designing effective training programs. This paper evaluates an intervention aimed at boosting leadership and communication skills among store managers and sales associates from a large Latin American retailer....

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Gender gaps in entrepreneurship and their macroeconomic effects in Latin America : prepared for the Institutions for Development Sector

Cuberes, David; Teignier, Marc - 2017

This paper studies the aggregate effects of the existing differences between male and female-run firms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey and the International Labor Organization (ILO), we show that only about one-fourth of the total firms...

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Fixed or open-ended? : labor contracts and productivity in the Colombian manufacturing sector

Castellani, Francesca; Lotti, Giulia; Obando, Nathalie - 2017

Using the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey (AMS) between 2000 and 2014, this paper investigates the effect of labor contract modalities on firm productivity within the industrial sector through a structural model. We find that temporary workers contribute to firms’ labor productivity to a...

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Innovation and productivity in services and manufacturing : the role of ICT investment

Aboal, Diego; Tacsir, Ezequiel - 2015

ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …

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Innovation, productivity, and spillovers effects : evidence from Chile

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

- analyzing their effects can shed light on the process of knowledge creation and diffusion. The paper applies fixed …

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COVID-19, firm innovation strategy and production efficiency : a stochastic frontier analysis of Caribbean firms

Mohan, Preeya; Strobl, Eric - 2023

decades. The objective of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the innovation strategy and production … COVID-19, innovation, and technical efficiency for 13 Caribbean countries using the Innovation, Firm Performance, and Gender …

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Learning from productive development agencies in Brazil : policies for technological innovation

Azevedo, Paulo Furquim de; Saes, Maria Sylvia Macchione; … - 2016

industry structure and innovation should affect PDAs' strategies. Finally, the paper presents conclusions, summarizing results …

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Productive development policies in Latin American countries : the case of Peru, 1990 - 2007

Tello, Mario D.; Távara Martín, José Ignacio - 2010

process of innovation, and the growth of total factor productivity. Evidence indicates that the PDPs and structural reforms … are to transform the productive structure, increase total factor productivity, and enhance innovation, government …

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Innovation and productivity : evidence from six Latin American countries

Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - 2010

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