to explain the low levels of investment in research and development (R&D) activities by Chilean firms. …

, is scarce. This paper analyzes the determinants of investment in ICT at the firm level and how investments in ICT … for product or process innovations in the service sector. The absence of investment in ICT conspires against non … productivity in services, but only ICT affects productivity in manufacturing. The absence of investment in ICT is associated with …

first we estimate the impact of green investment strategies on the level of productive efficiency (TFP), and second we … investment involving environmental protection and reduction in the use of raw materials, have increased commitment to, and … provides a 'green investment-based' explanation for the link between TFP-heterogeneity and trade. …

related to the level of investment in irrigation capacity and the other one to the irrigation level in each period. In the … period. Assuming a CARA utility function, we show that taxing the investment may entail an increase in preventive irrigation … although the investment decreases. Moreover, in the case of a logistic production function, the total water use is non …