liberalization spurred productivity growth on average. However, the empirical analysis goes beyond estimating the average effect of …

This study examines the relation between productivity and exports in Indonesian manufacturing firms by taking account … simultaneous estimates on the interrelation of R&D, productivity, and export show that R&D has a positive impact on both … productivity and exports, suggesting the importance of R&D to Indonesian economic growth. It suggests also a two-way causality …

<em>R&D and innovation in Italian manufacturing firms: some evidence from the MET 2009 survey</em> - This work provides … innovation and R&D activities. Intense heterogeneity among Italian regions is identified (other than north/south dualism). The … main contribution of the work is to provide some measures of innovation and R&D for the smallest firms. Firm size is …

This paper studies the links between productivity, innovation and research at the firm level. We introduce three new … features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investment … of firms engage in research activities and/or apply for patents; productivity, innovation and research are endogenously …

, promoting innovation, reducing the tax burden, boosting competition and creating favourable conditions for businesses to grow …

This paper examines the interdependence between innovation and imports of intermediates, and their joint impact on … productivity. We do so by developing a quantitative model with heterogeneous firms and international trade where firms can invest … cover the fixed costs of sourcing foreign inputs, which in turn also has a benign impact on measured productivity. Using …

innovation. Spain has done well in reducing the carbon emissions intensity of GDP growth but will need to do more to meet future …’insuffisance de l’innovation. L’Espagne a obtenu de bons résultats pour ce qui est de la réduction de l’intensité en émissions de …