Services play a key role in enhancing competitiveness of manufacturing and establishing global value chains. Realising … the importance of services, a number of countries such as China, Taiwan, Philippines and United Arab Emirates (UAE, Dubai …) are focusing on special economic zones (SEZs) for services sectors. Moreover, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is yet to …

productivity developments were quite heterogenous, with services industries generally recording positive contributions to …

This paper investigates spatial dependence of FDI knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services using spatial … research indicates that for knowledge absorption, geographic distance plays differing roles in manufacturing and services, due …

developed countries. However, evidence of the impacts of ICT on services and manufacturing, particularly in developing countries … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …

traditional services, the second wave of modern (financial, communication, computer, technical, legal, advertising and business …) services that are receptive to the application of information technologies and increasingly tradable across borders. In …. -- Services ; Growth ; Structural change ; traditional services modern services …