The employment impact of innovation in the heterogeneous universe of services was studied using data from the 2004 …-2009 Uruguayan service innovation surveys. The empirical evidence shows that the impact of product innovation on employment is … positive, while process innovation appears to have no effect. The effect varies according to the skill level of the labor force …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity … and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on employment growth and on employment composition … in terms of skills was studied, using data from manufacturing firms' innovation surveys, matched against economic …

The authors investigate the impact of exogenous product market competition shocks on returns to skills in Italy using a … competition: the unforeseen devaluation of the Lira in 1992, its return to a fixed exchange regime in 1996 and the market …) by investigating how firm heterogeneity and shocks of different types and signs affect the impact of competition on skill …

procedures, internationalisation needs to be fostered, and competition strengthened. In addition, the negative impact of the …

analyze if there is an inverted U-shaped relation between competition and R&D. Results show that the inverted U … breaking up monopolies increases R&D while further increases in competition most likely leads to reduced R&D. Comparing … lack of time series variation in measures of competition. …

hypothesize how technology readiness, technology integration, firm size, global scope, managerial obstacles, competition intensity …: (1) Competition positively affects initiation and adoption, but negatively impacts routinization, suggesting that too … much competition is not necessarily good for technology assimilation because it drives firms to chase the latest …

. (2004) Competition and Innovation: An Inverted U Relationship. NBER Working Paper series, No. 9269.) model are supported by … firm-level data. In particular, we analyze if there is an inverted U-shaped relation between competition and R&D. Results … Herfindahl index, results suggest that breaking up monopolies increases R&D, whereas further increases in competition most likely …