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dc.titleSupporting Policy Reforms in Business Climate and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned from the Inter-American Development Bank's Experience with Policy-Based Lending
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Hunt
dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Kayla
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.coverageEl Salvador
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageGuyana
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2017-03-10T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-03-08T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the Inter-American Development Bank's policy-based loans, which are designed to improve competitiveness in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries. It summarizes the context in which those projects were implemented and qualitatively assesses the information available about their impact. The findings are based on mapping initiatives undertaken in eight countries for each of seven thematic areas related to business competitiveness and innovation. The evidence gathered for this paper supports the conclusion that policy-based loans have achieved concrete lasting benefits, but additional research is required to assess in more detail the extent of the benefits and the long-term effects of the reforms on indicators such as economic and productivity growth.
dc.format.extent69
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0000632
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Supporting-Policy-Reforms-in-Business-Climate-and-Innovation-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Lessons-Learned-from-the-Inter-American-Development-Bank-Experience-with-Policy-Based-Lending.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPolicy-Based Loan
dc.subjectBusiness Competitiveness
dc.subjectBusiness Climate
dc.subjectInnovation Policy
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectProductive Development Policy
dc.subjectAccess to Finance
dc.subjectInvestment Loan
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectProductivity Growth
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.subject.jelcodeH81 - Governmental Loans • Loan Guarantees • Credits • Grants • Bailouts
dc.subject.jelcodeO1 - Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO43 - Institutions and Growth
dc.subject.keywordsBusiness Climate;Business Competitiveness;Policy-Based Lending
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
idb.operationRG-T2170
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