"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

This note provides a medium-term agenda for supporting Mexico's competitiveness by fostering greater innovation … Mexico's innovation policy agenda. While the firm is at the center of innovation, empirical evidence shows that public policy … can generate an external environment more conducive to innovation. The past decade has brought several policy changes and …

small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …

low productivity, low growth, and low quality of jobs. This study presents fresh qualitative and quantitative analyses to … productivity of micro and small firms in general will help overall economic growth, employment, and formalization. …

analysis of the role of exports, innovation, productivity, and competition on firm performance is presented in section three … substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are … of less efficient firms, thereby contributing to increased productivity and export propensity. The government's current …

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the … an increased awareness of the importance of innovation to growth and a desire to move toward a more diversified and … government commitments to innovation have raised new challenges. The remaining of the report is structured as follows. Chapter …

Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning … of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and …

innovation. …

competitive, knowledge based economy, and for involving Russia in the development process. A broad range of innovation policies … innovation. Regional innovation systems are constantly evolving and government must be flexible enough to support learning and … interactions between innovation stakeholders and the ability of firms to find their competitive advantages in global markets. …

product of higher commodity prices and higher export volumes. Export growth rates of the non-oil and gas sector were also … the product-space map, which may limit the potential for export diversification. This includes industries such as raw … materials (26 products) and forestry (11 products) out of a total of 97 identified products. (At the center of the product …