success from firm surveys along with the usual R&D expenditures and productivity measures. We then apply the model to data on … process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on firm's productivity, especially …

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … contribution of innovation in general to productivity growth is almost nil in Italy during this period …

) that has been modified to include ICT investment and R&D as the two main inputs into innovation and productivity. We find … that R&D and ICT are both strongly associated with innovation and productivity, with R&D being more important for … innovation, and ICT investment being more important for productivity. For the median firm, rates of return to both investments …