The age of productivity : transforming economies from the bottom up

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The age of productivity : transforming economies from the bottom up

Carmen Pagés, editor

(Development in the Americas)

Inter-American Development Bank , Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

  • : pbk
  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes.

Table of Contents

  • Latin America's Productivity Problem Aggregate and Sector-based Productivity Analysis
  • E.Fernandez-Arias The Role of Firm Entry, Exit and Resource Allocation in Explaining Productivity
  • C.Pages Productivity Dynamics: The Role of Innovation
  • J.Navarro & J.Llisterri The Role of Market and Policy Failures in Explaining Latin America Productivity Problem Uninsured Risk and Social Protection Policies
  • H.Nopo Tax Policy
  • A.Chong Financial Market Failures and Policies
  • A.Galindo Macroeconomic Instability and Macroeconomic Policies
  • A.Izquierdo & E.Cavallo Product Market Competition Policies
  • M.Mesquita Innovation Policies
  • J.Navarro & J.Llisterri Industrial Policies
  • E.Fernandez-Arias SME Policies
  • P.Ibarran & A.Maffioli Unlocking Productivity Growth The Political Economy of Productivity
  • C.Scartascini & M.Tomassi How to Unlock Productivity Growth in the Region

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