Emaan Siddique
@emaansiddique.bsky.social
Deputy Managing Editor @voxdev.bsky.social
Writes thedevelopingeconomist.substack.com
Writes thedevelopingeconomist.substack.com
The second (re-posted from @voxeu.org) discusses the long-term impact of Embrapa – a large public R&D effort in agricultural innovation suited to Brazil's unique environment that has been around since the 1970s. voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Public R&D and Brazil’s agricultural revolution
It is often argued that returns to R&D are low in developing countries, making imported technologies a better path to growth. Yet technologies designed for frontier nations may not fit local condition...
voxdev.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The second (re-posted from @voxeu.org) discusses the long-term impact of Embrapa – a large public R&D effort in agricultural innovation suited to Brazil's unique environment that has been around since the 1970s. voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
The first is on how R&D subsidies enabled financially constrained firms to adopt foreign technologies, giving them a competitive edge in South American markets where, unlike foreign competitors, they did not face import tariffs. voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
From imports to imitation: How R&D subsidies drove industrial growth in Brazil
Brazil’s R&D subsidy programme spurred long-term growth by helping financially constrained companies adopt foreign technologies and expand into high-tariff markets through import substitution.
voxdev.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The first is on how R&D subsidies enabled financially constrained firms to adopt foreign technologies, giving them a competitive edge in South American markets where, unlike foreign competitors, they did not face import tariffs. voxdev.org/topic/trade/...