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Non-technological innovations: market performance of exporting firms in South American emerging economies
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2015)
Innovation plays a key role in the economic growth of companies, sectors and countries. Even though there is great interest in researching innovation, there is little evidence on the influence of innovation on the performance ...
Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2012)
This article estimates the social savings of the railroads in Peru in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction of railroads made it possible for Peruvians to substitute the traditional system of mules and ...
Issues of Recreating the Californian Innovation System in Latin American Countries
(Asociación Latino-Iberoamericana de Gestión Tecnológica y de la Innovación (ALTEC), 2021)
This paper analyses the issues in attempting to replicate the Californian Innovation System (IS) in Latin American contexts. We try to establish the parallels for Latin American countries by identifying the fundamental ...
The Lending Interest Rates in the Microfinance Sector: Searching for its Determinants
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. CENTRUM, 2013)
Using data from 1299 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 84 countries and following different approaches, it was found the lending interest rate is determined by the funding cost, the loan size, and the efficiency level ...
¿Caminos distintos y destinos iguales?: Análisis de la convergencia en patrones de uso de Internet entre diferentes grupos etarios
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Departamento de Economía, 2017-04)
El presente artículo profundiza en el entendimiento de la brecha digital que divide a los grupos etarios más jóvenes de aquellos de mayor edad; en particular, analiza la evolución y la convergencia de los patrones de ...
Presidential Approval in Peru: An Empirical Analysis Using a Fractionally Cointegrated VAR
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Departamento de Economía, 2019-12)
Presidential approval in Peru depends on economic outcomes. However, voters are unable to distinguish between outcomes resulting from economic policies and those caused by exogenous shocks.
Estimation results from seven ...
Desarrollo agrícola en América Latina : teoría y políticas
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Departamento de Economía, 1990)
Realiza un análisis para comprender los problemas estructurales de la economía latinoamericana, específicamente en el sector económico de la Agricultura. Para ello se inicia el trabajo retomando el pensamiento de los ...
The Work Adjustment Process of Expatriate Managers: An Exploratory Study in Latin America
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. CENTRUM, 2008)
The issue of work adjustment of expatriate managers is examined in this paper. The results confirm the existence of dimensions and factors widely discussed in international human resources management literature but also ...
Free Banking and Bank Entry in Latin America
(CENTRUM Publishing, 2012)
This article analyzes the impact of free-banking on the banking sector in Latin America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. I use data for seven countries to compare the entry of banks and the growth of bank output prior ...
La economía política de la pobreza Perú y América Latina
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Departamento de Economía, 1991)
Intenta desarrollar las proposiciones de política contra la pobreza, pero quiere hacerlo en un contexto más amplio. Aunque tal vez sea una de las experiencias más dramáticas, el caso peruano no es muy particular en América ...