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The employment impact of innovation in the heterogeneous universe of services was studied using data from the 2004 …-2009 Uruguayan service innovation surveys. The empirical evidence shows that the impact of product innovation on employment is … positive, while process innovation appears to have no effect. The effect varies according to the skill level of the labor force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366905
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity … and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on employment growth and on employment composition … in terms of skills was studied, using data from manufacturing firms' innovation surveys, matched against economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371000
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 'Lessons from NAFTA' aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943527
There is a common perception that low productivity or low growth is due to what can be called an innovation shortfall …, usually identified as a low rate of investment in research and development (R&D) compared with some high-innovation countries … problems that impede accumulation of all kinds of capital. When does a country suffer from an innovation shortfall above and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944184
This paper compiles and analyzes several sources of information to shed light on the relationship between innovation … process innovation is generally not found to be a relevant determinant of employment growth, and that product innovation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357941
In this paper, the links between the investment in innovation activities, innovation outputs (technological and non …-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are explored using innovation survey data from Uruguay. This is the … more consistently associated with the decision to invest in innovation activities across sectors. The main determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741896
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 'Lessons from NAFTA' aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772453
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity … and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on employment growth and on employment composition … in terms of skills was studied, using data from manufacturing firms' innovation surveys, matched against economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653665
This paper compiles and analyzes several sources of information to shed light on the relationship between innovation … process innovation is generally not found to be a relevant determinant of employment growth, and that product innovation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653771
The employment impact of innovation in the heterogeneous universe of services was studied using data from the 2004 …-2009 Uruguayan service innovation surveys. The empirical evidence shows that the impact of product innovation on employment is … positive, while process innovation appears to have no effect. The effect varies according to the skill level of the labor force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655499