individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five … waves of the World Values Survey (1980 to 2005). We thus relate eleven indicators of individual openness to innovation … innovation. …

crowding out. Our findings suggest that rewards can improve innovation and creativity, and that there may be a tradeoff between …

and innovation, trying to map - using the taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through … involved into globalized markets where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international … technological transfer. Among the ways how a middle income country can foster domestic innovation and structural change in terms of …

investment or international technology spillovers. This study is a major contribution to innovation, trade, FDI and growth …

into account firm heterogeneity. We find support for the prediction that competition has a negative effect on innovation … are important channels for domestic firm innovation. We do not find support for the inverted U effect of competition on … innovation. There is partial support for the hypothesis that firms in a more pro-business environment invest more in innovation …

- using different taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through which an emerging country … where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international technology transfer. In the second part …