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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms

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

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

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Upgrading to compete : global value chains, clusters, and SMEs in Latin America

Pietrobelli, Carlo (ed.); Rabellotti, Roberta (contributor) - 2006

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Do Welfare Programs Damage Interpersonal Trust? Experimental Evidence from Representative Samples for Four Latin American Cities

Chong, Alberto; Ñopo, Hugo; Rios, Vanessa - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This paper argues that welfare programs are linked with the destruction of social capital, as measured by interpersonal trust in laboratory games. The paper employs experimental data for representative samples of individuals in four Latin American capital cities (Bogota, Lima, Montevideo, and...

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IDB Estimates of 2008 Remittance Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010

An outlook of estimates for 2008 Remittances

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Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America: The Role of Policies

Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

This study focuses on how Latin America¿s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can participate in global markets in a way that provides for sustainable growth. In addition, it study analyzes the impact of collective efficiency on clusters upgrading and undertakes an investigation of the...

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Promoting Productive Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean: Suggestions for Project Preparation

Dini, Marco; Guaipatín, Carlos; Rivas, Gonzalo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This paper reviews, analyzes, and documents the current IDB experience in "productive integration" logic, in order to generate a pool of useful knowledge that will contribute to improving the design and implementation of future projects. This logic is based on the assumption that, by cooperating...

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Latin America: Responsible Solutions to Business and Social Problems

Peinado-Vara, Estrella - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

Socially and environmentally responsible business practices contribute to poverty relief and business success. This report presents some examples and lessons from private initiatives to solve business and social problems. Included are case studies of Procter & Gamble in Venezuela and Energía...

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Upgrading in Clusters and Value Chains in Latin America: The Role of Policies

Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

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Promoting Change: Small Business Reform and the Multilateral Investment Fund

Holden, Paul - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

Small business development in Latin America and the Caribbean is essential because it has the greatest potential to generate employment and alleviate poverty in the region. This report examines small business relations with the private sector in general and the MIF's role in its development.

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Credit Union Policies and Performances in Latin America

Westley, Glenn D.; Shaffer, Sherrill - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

This paper presents a conceptual framework for explaining Credit Unions (CUs) loan delinquency and profitability in developing countries. It also offers an empirical estimation for a unique sample of CUs in Latin America.

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