Innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America: Recent evidence and challenges

In this paper, we discuss several aspects related to innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America (LATAM). First, we document how LATAM lags behing high-income economies using various innovation indicators and how heterogeneity is a relevant issue for the region. Then, we review the main research topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship covered by economic academic research focused on the region. Within this context, we summarize the main results and contribution of the selected papers for this special issue.

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Alternative title:	Innovación y emprendimiento de América Latina: Evidencia reciente y desafíos
Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Álvarez, Roberto ; Grazzi, Matteo ; Suárez, Diana ; Vergara, Sebastián
Published in:	Estudios de Economía. - ISSN 0718-5286. - Vol. 51.2024, 1, p. 5-17
Publisher:	Santiago de Chile : Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía
Subject:	innovation \| entrepreneurship \| research \| Latin America

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	1898494614 [GVK] hdl:10419/312788 [Handle]
Classification:	L26 - Entrepreneurship ; M13 - Entrepreneurship ; O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Source:	EconStor

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