This paper introduces Information Theoretic - based methods for estimating a target variable in a set of small … level, and then of employing the estimated coefficients to obtain the sub-group level indicators. The Information Theoretic …-sample information from theory and/or empirical evidence can be introduced in the form of known probabilities by means of the cross …

This paper evaluates the importance of innovation spending for understanding Canada-U.S. firm size and productivity … differences. A standard model of heterogenous producers, amended to include a channel for innovation, is calibrated to the U.S. to … serve as a benchmark. Canadian specific features related to innovation, namely tax/subsidy policy, regulatory burden and …

This study examined the climate for innovation and creativity, and related outcome measures, in 31 Canadian and 11 US … Encouragement) were the same for both the USA and Canada. Our conclusion is that support for innovation in Canadian SMEs is … comparable with that of US SMEs. Differences in innovation measured at the national level can probably be attributed to other …