In this paper the profitability of German car manufacturing firms is related to different indicators for the knowledge … information about the kind of exit of the firms is exploited to construct a latent profitability variable. Knowledge is … knowledge is significantly positively related to firm profitability and that each of the three knowledge forms exerts an …

Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American … regarding innovation in services is related, at least in part, to uncertainty with respect to how innovation in services … really applicable to innovation in service sector environments. This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the …

This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …

knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity. Therefore, a … approach that links instrumental variable estimation with the Cox regression. The main results are that all three knowledge …

Knowledge is one of the most important determinants in single-industry studies of firm survival over the life cycle …. Different kinds of knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity … positively influence the survival chances of firms. This paper investigates how the kinds of knowledge are able to compensate for …

In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …

Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American … regarding innovation in services is related, at least in part, to uncertainty with respect to how innovation in services … really applicable to innovation in service sector environments. This paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the …

This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …

understand the links between innovation and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Special attention is paid to the …