Eric Verhoogen

Columbia University
Eric Verhoogen

Eric Verhoogen is a Professor in the Department of Economics and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is also a Research Programme Director for the IGC’s Firms Research Programme. His main research area is industrial development – applied microeconomic research on firms in developing countries. This area overlaps with the fields of development economics, international trade, labour economics, and industrial organisation. A recurrent theme in his work is the process of quality upgrading in the manufacturing sectors of developing countries – its causes, consequences, and broader implications.

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विकासशील देशों में उन्नति से जुड़ी बाधाएं

हाल के दशकों में, उन्नत विश्व प्रौद्योगिकियों को अपनाये जाने से मदद मिलने के कारण कुछ हद तक कई देशों में तेजी से विकास हुआ है। इस लेख में, एरिक वरहोजेन ने उन कारकों के बारे में चर्चा की है जो विकासशील देशों की फर्मों में उन्नति को प्रेरित करते हैं। उन्होंने हाल के उस शोध पर प्रकाश डाला है जिसमें उन्नति पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव डालने वाले दो कारकों को दर्शाया गया है- विकसित देशों या बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों जैसे अमीर उपभोक्ताओं को बिक्री; और सलाहकारों या अन्य फर्मों से सीखकर जानकारी में वृद्धि करना।

20 September 2022
Productivity and Innovation
Productivity & Innovation

Barriers to upgrading in developing countries

In recent decades, several countries have seen rapid development, aided in part by the adoption of advanced technologies. In this post, Eric Verhoogen looks at recent research to highlight the factors that drive upgrading in developing-country firms. He identifies two factors that have a positive effect on upgrading – selling to richer consumers such as developed countries or MNCs, and increasing know-how by learning from consultants or other firms.

02 September 2022
Productivity and Innovation
Productivity & Innovation
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