Entrepreneurship Policy and Firm Performance: Chile's CORFO Seed Capital Program
Aug 2014
Author(s): Navarro, Lucas
This paper uses administrative data from projects for which an application was made to CORFO's (Chile's main development agency) Seed Capital Program (SCP) during the 2008-12 period. This…
Laments of the Caribbean Businessperson are Based on Facts?
Nov 2013
Author(s): Ruprah, Inder J.;Sierra, Ricardo
In this policy brief, we review the laments of Caribbean businesspersons. We find that subjective perceptions are rooted in an objective reality. Businesspersons do not complain gratuitously.…
Financial Instruments and Mechanisms for Climate Change Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Guide for Ministries of Finance
Oct 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen
Developing countries could receive international climate financing through diverse resource streams (private investment, traditional development aid, dedicated national funds, carbon markets, etc.),…
Instrumentos y mecanismos financieros para programas de cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe: Una guía para ministerios de finanzas
Oct 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen
Los países en desarrollo pueden recibir financiamiento internacional para el cambio climático a través de distintas fuentes de recursos (inversiones privadas, apoyo tradicional a programas de…
Structural Transformation in Ecuador
Apr 2010
Author(s): Hausmann, Ricardo;Klinger, Bailey
This paper applies new techniques and metrics to analyze Ecuador's past record of and future opportunities for structural transformation. Ecuador's export dynamics and the emergence of new…