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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 …

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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

Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Chile

Alvarez, Roberto; Zahler, Andrés; Ortega, Claudio Bravo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper analyzes empirically the relationship between innovation and productivity in the Chilean services sector … innovation and the probability of introducing innovations (products or process), such as size and export status. In several … extensions we find similar roles for technological and non-technological innovation in labor productivity and for determinants …

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The Organization of Public-Private Cooperation for Productive Development Policies

Cornick, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Productive development policies (PDPs), what used to be called industrial policies, are increasingly recognized as an essential part of the development toolkit, and the need for public-private cooperation is increasingly viewed as a key element for the successful design and implementation of...

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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651824

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Model Based on Entrepreneur Development

Vicens, Lorenzo; Grullón, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs worldwide and presents a representative sample of best practices. On the basis of the main findings and...

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Ciencia, tecnología e innovación en América Latina y el Caribe: Un compendio estadístico de indicadores Title: Science, Technology, and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbea...

Crespi, Gustavo; Navarro, Juan Carlos; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

advent of the knowledge society has highlighted the growing importance of innovation and intellectual assets as sources of … competitiveness and long-term economic growth. This book examines human capital and financial inputs into innovation systems …, scientific and innovation outputs, innovative behavior by firms, the links between changes in economic structure, technological …

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SME Metasys: A Business Management System for SMEs

Campos, Sérgio Vale Aguiar - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

SME Metasys: A Business Management System for SMEs

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The Productivity of Science: An International Analysis Using Peer-Reviewed Publication Data

Smith, Ellen - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This report focuses on the determinants of the first type of research output: new knowledge. There are no direct measures of this type of research output, but several proxies have been typically used. The two most important ones that we will apply during the study are (a) publications and (b)...

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Mobile Health: The Potential of Mobile Telephony to Bring Health Care to the Majority

Giuffrida, Antonio; El-Wahab, Shireen; Anta, Rafael - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This paper examines the current and emerging trends in mobile health, with particular emphasis on lessons learned and on potential opportunities for Latin America to apply mobile services to health care efforts to benefit the majority of people.

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