productivity and the realities of innovative activities in developing countries. Panel data for Argentina during the period 1998 … process innovation, which in turn explains labor productivity. The endogeneity of this three-stage process is controlled for … innovation, and both are important factors to explain labor productivity. Moreover, investing systematically in R&D implies an …

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. …

number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may be driven by choice rather than exclusion … different types of informal jobs. More importantly, the results suggest that across different definitions, informality does not …