Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Engine of Economic Development (Summary)

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Date issued
Jul 2016
Editor
Grazzi, Matteo;
Pietrobelli, Carlo
Subject
Productivity Level;
Productivity Growth;
Access to Finance;
Business Productivity;
Broadband Service;
Human Capital;
Innovation Activity;
Research and Development;
Entrepreneurship;
Economic Development;
Productivity Gap
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
The full version of this book compiles several empirical works that, through different lenses, aim to reveal which variables may have a systematiceffect on the productivity evolution observed at a firm and sectorial level in
LAC countries. The book emphasizes knowledge generation, diffusion, and
implementation mainly through innovation, while exploring the roles of human capital, financial resources, and linkages that also shape firm inspiration.