include ICT investment and R&D as the two main inputs of innovation and productivity. We find that R&D and ICT are both … strongly associated with innovation and productivity, with R&D being more important for innovation and ICT for productivity. We …

I examine the effect of reducing export tariffs on the productivity of domestic suppliers of exporting firms. Using a …) increases the productivity of intermediate input suppliers by 1.5 percent. The increase in productivity among domestic suppliers … accounts for 22.5 percent of aggregate productivity gains. I find that tariff cuts induce firms to acquire new machinery and …

success from firm surveys along with the usual R&D expenditures and productivity measures. We then apply the model to data on … firm�s productivity, especially process innovation. Among SMEs, larger and older firms seem to be less productive. …

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms� productivity with …

significant economies of scale (electronic products and motor vehicles). Our study links unsatisfactory productivity gains and the …