Does the Investment Climate Matter?: Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America
Herausgeber: Fajnzylber, Pablo; Guasch, Jose Luis; Lopez, J. Humberto
Does the Investment Climate Matter?: Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America
Herausgeber: Fajnzylber, Pablo; Guasch, Jose Luis; Lopez, J. Humberto
- Gebundenes Buch
- Merkliste
- Auf die Merkliste
- Bewerten Bewerten
- Teilen
- Produkt teilen
- Produkterinnerung
- Produkterinnerung
By providing empirical evidence linking actual firm performance to shortcomings in Latin America's investment climate, this book looks at macroeconomic stability and mircoeconomic reforms and discusses policies that could have a significant impact on firm productivity by improving the environment in which firms invest and operate.
Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
- The Microeconomic Foundations of Macroeconomics184,99 €
- G. C. HarcourtThe Microeconomic Foundations of Macroeconomics110,99 €
- Foundations in Microeconomic Theory110,99 €
- Antonio JorgeForeign Investment, Debt and Economic Growth in Latin America37,99 €
- Augusto De La TorreEmerging Capital Markets and Globalization: The Latin American Experience74,99 €
- Martin OsborneModels in Microeconomic Theory102,99 €
- Martin OsborneModels in Microeconomic Theory: 'She' Edition63,99 €
-
-
-
By providing empirical evidence linking actual firm performance to shortcomings in Latin America's investment climate, this book looks at macroeconomic stability and mircoeconomic reforms and discusses policies that could have a significant impact on firm productivity by improving the environment in which firms invest and operate.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Latin American Development For
- Verlag: Bernan Distribution / Palgrave Macmillan
- Seitenzahl: 321
- Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 163mm x 30mm
- Gewicht: 676g
- ISBN-13: 9780821376874
- ISBN-10: 082137687X
- Artikelnr.: 25853755
- Latin American Development For
- Verlag: Bernan Distribution / Palgrave Macmillan
- Seitenzahl: 321
- Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 163mm x 30mm
- Gewicht: 676g
- ISBN-13: 9780821376874
- ISBN-10: 082137687X
- Artikelnr.: 25853755
PABLO FAJNZYBLER is senior economist in the Chief Economist's Office of the Latin America and Caribbean region of the World Bank. Previously, he worked at the Bank's Finance and Private Sector Development Department and at its Development Economics Research Group. He has published in various professional journals on a variety of development topics, including the economic impact of workers' remittances, the dynamics of micro-enterprises in developing countries, the impact of international trade on labor demand, and the economic causes of violent crime. He has also contributed to publications on informality and the determinants of economic growth in Latin America. JOSE LUIS GUASCH is Senior Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean Region for Regulation and Competitiveness at the World Bank and Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego. HUMBERTO LOPEZ is Lead Economist in the Central America Management Unit of the World Bank's Latin America and Caribbean region
Acknowledgements PART I: DO WE NEED ANOTHER STUDY OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN? Introduction Where do we go from here?
A first pass at the investment climate Conclusions PART II: THE INVESTMENT
CLIMATE IN LATIN AMERICA ntroduction How do firms perceive the key
investment climate constraints to growth? Data and econometric methodology
Estimation results Merging Enterprise Survey and household data Summary and
conclusions PART III: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF A BETTER INVESTMENT
CLIMATE FOR ALL? Introduction Potential productivity gains under
alternative scenarios Results Country detail Are there any differences by
firm size? Are there potential gains for wages Conclusions PART IV: BEHIND
THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE. BACK TO BASICS: DETERMINANTS OF CORRUPTIONI.
Introduction A conceptual framework Results Robustness checksDeterminants
of regulatory compliance Conclusions PART V: WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF
FINANCIAL ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA? Introduction Data Descriptive
statisticsRegression results Summary and conclusions PART VI: PRODUCTIVE
INNOVATION: THE ROLES OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND R&D EXPENDITURES I.
Introduction A model of productive innovation Data Is R&D related to
productive innovation? The role of the investment climate Conclusions PART
VII:EXPORTER PREMIUMS Introduction Exporter premiums: what do we know? From
exports to wages: evidence from firm level data in Argentina Explaining
output differentials between exporters and non exporters in a small country
Conclusions and policy implications
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN? Introduction Where do we go from here?
A first pass at the investment climate Conclusions PART II: THE INVESTMENT
CLIMATE IN LATIN AMERICA ntroduction How do firms perceive the key
investment climate constraints to growth? Data and econometric methodology
Estimation results Merging Enterprise Survey and household data Summary and
conclusions PART III: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF A BETTER INVESTMENT
CLIMATE FOR ALL? Introduction Potential productivity gains under
alternative scenarios Results Country detail Are there any differences by
firm size? Are there potential gains for wages Conclusions PART IV: BEHIND
THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE. BACK TO BASICS: DETERMINANTS OF CORRUPTIONI.
Introduction A conceptual framework Results Robustness checksDeterminants
of regulatory compliance Conclusions PART V: WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF
FINANCIAL ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA? Introduction Data Descriptive
statisticsRegression results Summary and conclusions PART VI: PRODUCTIVE
INNOVATION: THE ROLES OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND R&D EXPENDITURES I.
Introduction A model of productive innovation Data Is R&D related to
productive innovation? The role of the investment climate Conclusions PART
VII:EXPORTER PREMIUMS Introduction Exporter premiums: what do we know? From
exports to wages: evidence from firm level data in Argentina Explaining
output differentials between exporters and non exporters in a small country
Conclusions and policy implications
Acknowledgements PART I: DO WE NEED ANOTHER STUDY OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN? Introduction Where do we go from here?
A first pass at the investment climate Conclusions PART II: THE INVESTMENT
CLIMATE IN LATIN AMERICA ntroduction How do firms perceive the key
investment climate constraints to growth? Data and econometric methodology
Estimation results Merging Enterprise Survey and household data Summary and
conclusions PART III: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF A BETTER INVESTMENT
CLIMATE FOR ALL? Introduction Potential productivity gains under
alternative scenarios Results Country detail Are there any differences by
firm size? Are there potential gains for wages Conclusions PART IV: BEHIND
THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE. BACK TO BASICS: DETERMINANTS OF CORRUPTIONI.
Introduction A conceptual framework Results Robustness checksDeterminants
of regulatory compliance Conclusions PART V: WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF
FINANCIAL ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA? Introduction Data Descriptive
statisticsRegression results Summary and conclusions PART VI: PRODUCTIVE
INNOVATION: THE ROLES OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND R&D EXPENDITURES I.
Introduction A model of productive innovation Data Is R&D related to
productive innovation? The role of the investment climate Conclusions PART
VII:EXPORTER PREMIUMS Introduction Exporter premiums: what do we know? From
exports to wages: evidence from firm level data in Argentina Explaining
output differentials between exporters and non exporters in a small country
Conclusions and policy implications
IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN? Introduction Where do we go from here?
A first pass at the investment climate Conclusions PART II: THE INVESTMENT
CLIMATE IN LATIN AMERICA ntroduction How do firms perceive the key
investment climate constraints to growth? Data and econometric methodology
Estimation results Merging Enterprise Survey and household data Summary and
conclusions PART III: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT OF A BETTER INVESTMENT
CLIMATE FOR ALL? Introduction Potential productivity gains under
alternative scenarios Results Country detail Are there any differences by
firm size? Are there potential gains for wages Conclusions PART IV: BEHIND
THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE. BACK TO BASICS: DETERMINANTS OF CORRUPTIONI.
Introduction A conceptual framework Results Robustness checksDeterminants
of regulatory compliance Conclusions PART V: WHAT ARE THE DETERMINANTS OF
FINANCIAL ACCESS IN LATIN AMERICA? Introduction Data Descriptive
statisticsRegression results Summary and conclusions PART VI: PRODUCTIVE
INNOVATION: THE ROLES OF THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND R&D EXPENDITURES I.
Introduction A model of productive innovation Data Is R&D related to
productive innovation? The role of the investment climate Conclusions PART
VII:EXPORTER PREMIUMS Introduction Exporter premiums: what do we know? From
exports to wages: evidence from firm level data in Argentina Explaining
output differentials between exporters and non exporters in a small country
Conclusions and policy implications