from a productivity acceleration linked to a catch-up of the US ICT diffusion level. And they could benefit, without any … delay with the US, from the possible ICT productivity growth second wave. …

This paper analyzes empirically the relationship between innovation and productivity in the Chilean services sector … innovation and the probability of introducing innovations (products or process), such as size and export status. In several … extensions we find similar roles for technological and non-technological innovation in labor productivity and for determinants …

) innovations are positively associated to productivity gains in services, but nontechnological innovations have a more important … role. The reverse happens for manufacturing; technological innovations are the relevant ones for productivity. …-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are explored using innovation survey data from Uruguay. This is the …

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … technological advances, and those that innovate have greater labor productivity than those that do not. Yet firm-level determinants … productivity, however, highlight the importance of innovation in enabling firms to improve economic performance and catch up. …