Background information and e-Health applications in Argentina

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Infrastructure, transport and production development in an agricultural region: a case in Argentina.

The development of the agricultural area in central and northern Argentina was analysed in a recent ECLAC study. More than 80% by volume of the country's agricultural exports pass through the ports in this area. Exports by the agroindustrial complex account for 58% of the total value of Argentine sales.It is known that investments in infrastructure generally help to reduce the costs of enterprises and to enhance productivity. The main idea presented in this study is that investments in transport infrastructure are a necessary condition for the productive development of a region, especially in relation to external trade through ports and navigable waterways.In the case of Argentina, a positive relationship has been observed between the development of port and waterway services (with reduced costs and operating times, improved reliability and new services), and expansion of the agricultural border, growth of productivity and agricultural production, and its industrialization.

Technological capacity-building in unstable settings: Manufacturing firms in Argentina and Brazil

From the 1970s onward, the macroeconomic context in Argentina and Brazil was characterized by drastic economic changes and instability. Numerous studies have documented the generally negative effect of this environment on the innovation capacities of the manufacturing sector. This paper, however, analyses the possible emergence of new innovation capacities in the period, bringing two important phenomena to light. First, a quite substantial number of firms, even in unstable settings, redoubled their innovation efforts. Second, these firms are mainly found in a small group of sectors associated with the countries’ static advantages or in sectors favoured by specific sectoral regimes. The findings, although exploratory, are a contribution to the debate on the development of innovative capacities in unstable macroeconomic contexts and the ability of sectors associated with the two countries’ static advantages to generate spaces of innovation and value creation.

Methodology for the comparison of military expenditures

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Development cycles, political regimes and international migration: Argentina in the 20th century

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Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2005

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Economic reforms, growth and employment: labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The income distribution problem in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Investment and economic reform in Latin America

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Mejores prácticas en materia de defensa de la competencia en Argentina y Brasil: aspectos útiles para Centroamérica

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From hard-peg to hard landing?: recent experiences of Argentina and Ecuador

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Fertility and female labour supply in Latin America: new causal evidence

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Equilibrium real exchange rates, misalignment and competitiveness in the Southern Cone

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Bond markets for Latin American debt in the 1990s

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The natural gas industry and its regulation in Latin America

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