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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393120
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Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean
Maloney, William; Lederman, Daniel; Servén, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 'Lessons from NAFTA' aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772453
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653317
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Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean
Maloney, William; Lederman, Daniel; Servén, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 'Lessons from NAFTA' aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943527
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Innovation Shortfalls
Maloney, William; Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
There is a common perception that low productivity or low growth is due to what can be called an innovation shortfall …, usually identified as a low rate of investment in research and development (R&D) compared with some high-innovation countries … problems that impede accumulation of all kinds of capital. When does a country suffer from an innovation shortfall above and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944184