Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America
This book aims to fill that gap by using extensive and new firm-level data. It provides an alternative, albeit complementary, approach to previous studies of the determinants of the region's growth performance, which are mostly based on cross-...
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okr-10986-63002021-04-23T14:02:25Z Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America Fajnzylber, Pablo Guasch, J. Luis López, J. Humberto ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCKS CHECKING ACCOUNTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE TAXES CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY RISK CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT IMPERFECTIONS CRISES CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEBT DECREASING RETURNS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPOSITS DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC CREDIT ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS PROFESSION ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTS EXTERNAL FACTORS EXTERNALITIES FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM GROWTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MEASURES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROSS INVESTMENT GROWTH ACCELERATIONS GROWTH COMPONENT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH FRONT GROWTH MODELS GROWTH OF LABOR GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME PER CAPITA This book aims to fill that gap by using extensive and new firm-level data. It provides an alternative, albeit complementary, approach to previous studies of the determinants of the region's growth performance, which are mostly based on cross-country regressions using aggregate data. This book uses the information contained in enterprise surveys performed in 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries, covering more than 10,000 firms. These data are complemented with information from household surveys, as well as from enterprise surveys performed in other regions of the world. The analysis in this volume covers topics that have also been stressed by other authors, such as the need to make progress in the areas of financial sector development, export promotion, and innovation policy. The book's contribution in this regard is to inform the corresponding policy debates with evidence on the effect of different policy environments on firm performance. Overall this book will contribute to identifying some of the underlying factors that are driving Latin America's lackluster growth performance. In particular, objective is to improve our understanding of the policies that could have a larger influence on increasing growth and productivity in the region, by means of improving the environment in which firms invest and operate. 2012-05-22T14:30:58Z 2012-05-22T14:30:58Z 2009 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/10060787/investment-climate-matter-microeconomic-foundations-growth-latin-america 978-0-8213-7411-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6300 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : The World Bank New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Latin America |
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ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCKS CHECKING ACCOUNTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE TAXES CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY RISK CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT IMPERFECTIONS CRISES CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEBT DECREASING RETURNS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPOSITS DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC CREDIT ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS PROFESSION ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTS EXTERNAL FACTORS EXTERNALITIES FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM GROWTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MEASURES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROSS INVESTMENT GROWTH ACCELERATIONS GROWTH COMPONENT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH FRONT GROWTH MODELS GROWTH OF LABOR GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME PER CAPITA |
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ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH BANK LOANS BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CAPITAL STOCKS CHECKING ACCOUNTS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE TAXES CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY RISK CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT IMPERFECTIONS CRISES CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DEBT DECREASING RETURNS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPOSITS DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC CREDIT ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS PROFESSION ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTS EXTERNAL FACTORS EXTERNALITIES FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM GROWTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE MEASURES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROSS INVESTMENT GROWTH ACCELERATIONS GROWTH COMPONENT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH FRONT GROWTH MODELS GROWTH OF LABOR GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME PER CAPITA Fajnzylber, Pablo Guasch, J. Luis López, J. Humberto Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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Latin America & Caribbean Latin America |
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This book aims to fill that gap by using
extensive and new firm-level data. It provides an
alternative, albeit complementary, approach to previous
studies of the determinants of the region's growth
performance, which are mostly based on cross-country
regressions using aggregate data. This book uses the
information contained in enterprise surveys performed in 16
Latin American and Caribbean countries, covering more than
10,000 firms. These data are complemented with information
from household surveys, as well as from enterprise surveys
performed in other regions of the world. The analysis in
this volume covers topics that have also been stressed by
other authors, such as the need to make progress in the
areas of financial sector development, export promotion, and
innovation policy. The book's contribution in this
regard is to inform the corresponding policy debates with
evidence on the effect of different policy environments on
firm performance. Overall this book will contribute to
identifying some of the underlying factors that are driving
Latin America's lackluster growth performance. In
particular, objective is to improve our understanding of the
policies that could have a larger influence on increasing
growth and productivity in the region, by means of improving
the environment in which firms invest and operate. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo Guasch, J. Luis López, J. Humberto |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo Guasch, J. Luis López, J. Humberto |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo |
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Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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Does the Investment Climate Matter? Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America |
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does the investment climate matter? microeconomic foundations of growth in latin america |
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Washington, DC : The World Bank |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/10060787/investment-climate-matter-microeconomic-foundations-growth-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6300 |
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