Much has been written about the Argentine exporting performance during past years. However, the analyses have been focused in export amounts, the different type of products and the countries or regions of destiny. In contrast, less attention has been put on the evolution of the exporting firms,...

This paper examines the emergence of three new successful export activities in Argentina: biotechnology applied to human health, blueberries and chocolate confections. The main interest lies in ascertaining why these sectors/products were targeted, on which previously accumulated capabilities...

Export Pioneers in Latin America analyzes a series of case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jump-start a virtuous process leading to economic transformation. The cases of blueberries in Argentina, avocados in Mexico, and aircraft in Brazil...

This study discusses four cases of public-private collaboration (PPC) in the design and implementation of productive development policies (PDP) in Argentina. We find that PPCs have contributed to the success of most of the studied PDPs by facilitating information sharing and creating...

Export Pioneers in Latin America analyzes a series of case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jump-start a virtuous process leading to economic transformation. The cases of blueberries in Argentina, avocados in Mexico, and aircraft in Brazil...

In contrast to the limited impact of aggregate-level productive development policies (PDPs) in Argentina, micro-level PDPs in several sectors have proven highly successful. This study seeks to understand how these PDPs succeeded in a challenging environment, what kinds of mechanisms were...

En el presente documento se efectúa una descripción de los principales aspectos institucionales del MERCOSUR: su estructura orgánica, la forma de creación y puesta en práctica de las normas cuatripartitas y los mecanismos diseñados para la resolución de los conflictos que surgen dentro...

La Serie Informes Subregionales de Integración representa un esfuerzo del Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL) destinado a fomentar el conocimiento y la difusión de información referidos al dinámico proceso de integración vigente en América Latina y el...

As from the signing of the Asunción Treaty in 1991, the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) has been a model case for assessing the success and challenges of the integration process underway in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the publication of this MERCOSUR Report, INTAL's intention is...