Building Capabilities for Productive Development
Jun 2018
Author(s): Stein, Ernesto H.;Cornick, Jorge;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo;Rivas, Gonzalo
Productive development policies (PDPs) are notoriously hard. They involve a daunting level of technical detail, require public-private collaboration, are in constant danger of capture, and demand…
Two to Tango: Public-Private Collaboration for Productive Development Policies
Jun 2016
Author(s): Fernández-Arias, Eduardo;Sabel, Charles;Stein, Ernesto H.;Trejos, Alberto
It takes two to tango. Strong public-private collaboration is key for discovering and implementing effective productive development policies to bring out the best in existing economic activities and…
Innovating, Gaining Market Share and Fostering Social Inclusion Success Stories in SME Development
Sep 2011
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank;United Nations;Organization of American States
This document represents a contribution made by the Tripartite Committee comprising the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission…
Modeling Public Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 2010
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Watanuki, Masakazu;Durán Lima, José;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Alvarez, Mariano;De Miguel, Carlos;Wong, Sara;Arguello, Ricardo;Terra, María Inés;Bucheli, Marisa;Laens, Silvia;Estrades, Carmen;Chisari, Omar O.;Maquieyra, Javier;Romero, Carlos;Ferreira Filho, Joaquim Bento de Souza;Medvedev, Denis;van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique;Tourinho, Octávio Augusto Fontes;Kume, Honorio;Pedroso, Ana Cristina de Souza
This book contains a selection of studies discussed at the first and second Regional Meetings on Computable General Equilibrium, which were held, respectively, in Santiago, Chile on 13 and 14 April…
China's and India's Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat?
Jan 2009
Author(s): Calderón, César;Casacuberta, Carlos;Castro, Lucio;Cravino, Javier;Feenstra, Robert C.;Freund, Caroline;Gandelman, Néstor;Hanson, Gordon H.;Kee, Hiau Looi;Lederman, Daniel;Olarreaga, Marcelo;Özden, Çaglar;Perry, Guillermo;Robertson, Raymond;Saslavsky, Daniel;Soloaga, Isidro
The economic successes of China and India are viewed with admiration but also with concern because of the effects that the growth of these Asian economies may have on the Latin American and Caribbean…
Natural Resources: Neither Curse nor Destiny
Jan 2007
Author(s): Venables, Anthony J.;Maloney, William;Kokko, Ari;Bravo Ortega, Claudio;Lederman, Daniel;Rigobón, Roberto;De Gregorio, José;Czelusta, Jesse;Jayasuriya, Shamila A.;Blomström, Magnus;Xu, L. Colin;Ludema, Rodney;Manzano, Osmel;Martin, Will;Cuddington, John T.;Wright, Gavin
'Natural Resources: Neither Course nor Destiny' brings together a variety of analytical perspectives, ranging from econometric analyses of economic growth to historical studies of…