May 2022
The effect of market competition on firm innovation remains controversial, especially in the context of developing countries. This paper presents new empirical evidence about the causal impact of…
Apr 2022
The study of innovation in Latin American firms has concentrated almost exclusively on the determinants and impacts of innovation investments and outputs. Less attention has been paid to how firms…
Dec 2021
Natural resources are an important source for development, and Latin America is one of the regions with the highest endowment. This calls for a reconsideration of resource-based development.…
Dec 2021
Innovation is crucial for development. A set of institutional capacities and coordinated actions between the public and private sectors are required to drive large mission-oriented innovation…
Sep 2021
This paper evaluates whether market competition matters for the effectiveness of innovation policies. Using data for manufacturing firms in Chile and Peru, we implement propensity matching techniques…
Nov 2020
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face the challenge of finding new growth engines that allow them to achieve and sustain high levels of economic and social development in the long…
Nov 2020
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) enfrentan el desafío de encontrar nuevos motores de crecimiento que les permitan alcanzar y sostener altos niveles de desarrollo económico y social en…
May 2020
Con base en una encuesta a 2.232 emprendimientos en 19 países, y a 429 instituciones de apoyo a los ecosistemas de emprendimiento en 18 países, este documento explora el impacto del COVID-19 en las…
Aug 2019
Using a panel data of innovative Chilean firms, we obtain a private return for R&D expenditure over 30 percent during this decade. Despite the fact of being almost twice the return obtained for…
Feb 2019
This paper estimates the direct and spillover effects of two matching grants schemes designed to promote firm-level research and development (R&D) investment in Chile on firm productivity.…
Dec 2018
We study the effect of different types of barriers to innovation (financial, demand, knowledge, market, cooperation, and regulatory barriers) on firm level innovation inputs and outputs. Using a…
Nov 2017
La evaluación de los programas y políticas de emprendimiento es una tarea de gran relevancia dado que debe aportar insumos para un mejor uso de los recursos públicos en el fomento de la creación de…
Dec 2016
El trabajo analiza la importancia de la infraestructura de la calidad (IC), como factor de competitividad para la economía chilena. Se resaltan los aspectos para profundizar el desarrollo del sistema…
Nov 2016
Los motores que dinamizaron el crecimiento económico de los países de América Latina en la última década están mostrando claros signos de agotamiento. Esta situación plantea la necesidad de pensar en…
Oct 2015
The Chilean mining industry is currently facing a set of challenges that need to be addressed for it to remain competitive in the global economy. These are related to a more efficient use of basic…
Aug 2015
Trade and investment were unarguably the main drivers of Korea's outstanding economic development. Heavy government intervention together with the private sector's continuous efforts to…
Oct 2012
O conjunto dos capítulos deste trabalho aponta e elabora importantes alternativas de política capazes de retomar e sustentar novas formas desenvolvimento apropriadas, coesas e duradouras. Ao mesmo…
Jul 2012
Este informe representa un primer acercamiento al problema en América Latina, donde no existen estudios comparativos sobre la viabilidad y el impacto económico de los PCT. El objetivo es analizar el…