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1 online resource (xxv, 346 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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text file PDF rda |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Determinants of Enterprise Performance in Latin America and the Caribbean: What Does the Micro-Evidence Tell Us? / Matteo Grazzi, Carlo Pietrobelli, and Adam Szirmai -- 2. Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America / Gustavo Crespi, Ezequiel Tacsir, and Fernando Vargas -- 3. Innovative Activity in the Caribbean: Drivers, Benefits, and Obstacles / Preeya Mohan, Eric Strobl, and Patrick Watson -- 4. Information and Communication Technologies, Innovation, and Productivity: Evidence from Firms in Latin America and the Caribbean / Matteo Grazzi and Juan Jung -- 5. On-the-Job Training in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Evidence / Carolina González-Velosa, David Rosas, and Roberto Flores -- 6. Business Performance in Young Latin American Firms / Hugo Kantis, Juan Federico, Pablo Angelelli, and Sabrina Ibarra García -- 7. Different Obstacles for Different Productivity Levels? An Analysis of Caribbean Firms / Alison Cathles and Siobhan Pangerl -- 8. Credit Access in Latin American Enterprises / Andrea F. Presbitero and Roberta Rabellotti -- 9. International Linkages, Value-Added Trade, and Firm Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean / Pierluigi Montalbano, Silvia Nenci, and Carlo Pietrobelli -- 10. Innovation and Productivity in Latin American and Caribbean Firms: Conclusions / Matteo Grazzi, Carlo Pietrobelli, and Adam Szirmai. |
| Summary |
"This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic analyses. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to credit, and international linkages - highlighting the differences in firm characteristics, behaviors, and strategies. By showcasing this remarkable heterogeneity, this collection challenges regional policymakers to look beyond one-size-fits-all solutions and create balanced policy mixes tailored to distinct firm needs."--Publisher's description. |
| Note |
Online resource and print version record; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 29, 2017). |
| Local Note |
SpringerLink Springer Nature Open Access eBooks |
| Subject |
Business enterprises -- Latin America.
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Business enterprises -- Caribbean Area.
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Industrial productivity -- Latin America.
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Industrial productivity -- Caribbean Area.
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Latin America -- Economic policy.
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Caribbean Area -- Economic policy.
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Economics, finance, business & management.
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Business enterprises. (OCoLC)fst00842519
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Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025
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Industrial productivity. (OCoLC)fst00971502
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Caribbean Area. (OCoLC)fst01244080
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Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
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| Indexed Term |
Business enterprises -- Productivity growth |
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Business enterprises -- Innovation |
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Differences between business enterprises |
| Added Author |
Grazzi, Matteo, editor.
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Pietrobelli, Carlo, 1959- editor.
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Inter-American Development Bank, sponsoring body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Firm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] 134958150X (DLC) 2016941889 (OCoLC)934195025 |
| ISBN |
9781349581511 (electronic book) |
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1349581518 (electronic book) |
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9781349581504 (print) |
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134958150X (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/978-1-349-58151-1 doi |
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9781349581504 |
| ISBN |
134958150X |
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9781349581504 |
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