Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173838 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-765
Publisher: 
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC
Abstract: 
This paper presents and comparatively analyzes three case studies of productive development agencies (PDAs) in Brazil: Embrapa, Finep, and ABC Foundation. Following a discussion of the main hypotheses and the methodology employed, the paper describes each case, the related counterfactual and an analysis of each PDA's capabilities. A subsequent section presents a comparative analysis of the PDAs, studying: i) the use of hybrid forms to assemble complementary capabilities: short-run effects on technological policy; ii) the effect of strategic alliances on building capabilities and dynamic effects; and iii) how industry structure and innovation should affect PDAs' strategies. Finally, the paper presents conclusions, summarizing results, methodological shortcomings and policy implications.
Subjects: 
Productive development policy
Productive development agencies
Industrial policy
JEL: 
D73
L3
L38
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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