Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that … productivity in services, but only ICT affects productivity in manufacturing. The absence of investment in ICT is associated with …

The paper studies the drivers of productivity at country and sectoral levels over the period 2000-2017 with the focus … intangible digital capital for productivity growth, particularly in the manufacturing sectors. While backward global value chain … participation and EU integration are also found to be instrumental for accelerating productivity growth, the impact of inward …

This paper addresses the relationships between innovation, research and development (R&D) and productivity in domestic … relative importance of innovation inputs, the impacts of innovation on firm productivity, the protection of innovations, and … retaining or increasing market share rather than increasing productivity. Half of firms do not formally protect the intellectual …