The thesis is organized in a set of studies divided in three chapters. Chapter 2 and 3 focus on the Argentine and Brazilian industrial development empirically and they are based on the Analysis Program of Industrial Dynamics database (PADI) (Katz and Stumpo, 2001). PADI covers 28 manufacturing...

Technological innovations in China: Current state and challenges -- Size matters: Economy-wide scale effects -- Digital innovations -- Engineering green transformations -- Biological innovations -- Smart manufacturing -- Supporting innovations: Unquenchable flames.