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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms

Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate...

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THE PREDICT 2012 Report: An analysis of ICT R&D – EU and beyond

Stancik, Juraj; Desruelle, Paul - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012

“The PREDICT 2012 Report: An analysis of ICT R&D – EU and beyond" provides a detailed analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development (R&D) activities in the European Union. This is the fifth edition of a series which is published annually....

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A Methodology for Estimating Public ICT R&D Expenditures in the EU

Stancik, Juraj - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012

The goal of the present study is to create a methodology for measuring or estimating public ICT R&D expenditures in the EU and allow subsequently their monitoring. For this purpose, we estimate ICT share in existing disaggregated GBAORD data from the period 2004-2010 using an assumption that the...

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The industry of copies – obstacle for the economic recovery. Examples from the markets

BELINGHER, Daniel - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics XVIII(2012) (2012) 9(574), pp. 77-84

Taking into consideration that the world economy is seriously hit, we realize there is a need for solutions, either new or old, which should support the economic re-launch and recovery. In this paper we will not focus on solutions, but on the obstacles which arise in the way of economic...

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The Effects of Oil and Mineral Taxation on Non-commodity Fiscal Revenues

Perry, Guillermo; Bustos, Sebastián - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper shows, first, that non-commodity revenues are more volatile in oil- and mineral-rich countries and that quality of institutions is associated with lower volatility. We investigate the channels through which oil and mineral revenue volatility lead to non-commodity revenues volatility,...

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Inter-Firm Linkages and Finance in Value Chains

Pietrobelli, Carlo; Navas-Alemán, Lizbeth; Kamiya, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains as a possible way to enhance access to credit. However, much of the literature on value chains emphasizes issues of coordination and governance of those linkages and their...

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Public Programs, Innovation, and Firm Performance in Chile

Alvarez, Roberto; Crespi, Gustavo; Cuevas, Conrado - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper evaluates the impact of two public programs, FONTEC and FONDEF, aimed at fostering innovation in Chilean firms. With the cooperation of several public agencies, participants and non-participants in these programs during the period 1995-2000 were identified from a large panel of firms...

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STUDY ON THE COMPUTERIZATION MANAGEMENT OF THE ROMANIAN MEDICAL SYSTEM

Ţăpligă, Puşa Tania; Matei, Roxana Nicoleta; … - In: Romanian Economic Business Review 6 (2012) 1, pp. 185-193

This paper emphasizes the benefits of a modern medical system called ICT and also the need to improve this system. Another important aspect is the training and development of human resources, their motivation and evolving contributing to the improvement of the individual professional abilities....

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Prezent si viitor in sectorul cercetare – dezvoltare. Evolutii si previziuni 2010 – 2020 în UE

SIMIONESCU, Aurel Gabriel - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 60 (2012) 3, pp. 232-239

this article is to analyze actual European situation in the research, development and innovation sector and to present the …, is to increase funding for research - development of EU from 2% GDP today to 3% in 2020, while România intends to reach … become competitive on a very active market by supporting research - development, through innovative and creative approach …

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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms

Tacsir, Ezequiel; Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of manufacturing firms in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region using the recently released Enterprise Surveys 2010. The Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share...

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