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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh - 2009
"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394228
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Mobile license renewal : what are the issues? what is at stake ?
Guermazi, Boutheina - 2005
"A major challenge facing regulators in industrial and developing countries alike is the need to strike the right balance between ensuring certainty for market players and preserving flexibility of the regulatory process to accommodate the rapidly changing market, technological, and policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522471
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Toward Cleaner, Cheaper Power : Streamlined Licensing of Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil
World Bank - 2012
Brazil is confronted with steadily increasing demands for electricity. The country has the ability to meet that demand by developing its considerable hydropower potential, but the regulatory process that governs the approval of new hydroelectric plants imposes unnecessary delays that push up...
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate, Volume 1, Summary Report
World Bank - 2012
This study points out that hydroelectric plants will continue to play a prominent role in the Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in the Amazon, environmentally sensitive region. The licensing of hydroelectric projects...
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Baseline Assessment of Proposals to Revise Federal Environmental Licensing in Brazil : A Contribution to Discussions
World Bank - 2016
In order to enrich discussions on improving federal environmental licensing, this study covers a baseline of other studies and research done in recent years, to bring out key challenges arising in the various stages of the licensing process, as well as several bills of law recently presented in...
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Global Analysis of General Trade and Operational Licensing
World Bank - 2012
This paper examines the general purpose licensing imposed by central or local authorities, and the need to eliminate unnecessary licensing regulations imposed on businesses. This paper does not address the issue of reform of sector-specific or professional licensing regulation, but provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247645
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Supporting Youth Employment through Cash Grants for Entrepreneurship
World Bank - 2023
's Gender Innovation Lab (GIL), was designed to measure the impact of these components alone and in combination. One group of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579331
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Mexico - Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank - 2023
improvements. Indeed, Mexico's entrepreneurship ecosystem is characterized by the limited entry of high-quality firms, and a large … entrepreneurship and growth even more pressing in Mexico; however, at the same time, the pandemic has opened up new opportunities due … affect entrepreneurship ecosystems in Mexico, and with this knowledge, inform the design of priority policies and programs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579405
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Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs
World Bank - 2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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