This study based on the firm level data for eleven industries for the period ranging from 1998 through 2010 makes an attempt to capture the effect of R&D on employment in the backdrop of the debate on possible tradeoffs between innovation and labour absorption. It also estimates the firm...

We conduct a meta-analysis of the effect-size estimates from 9 empirical studies and a narrative synthesis of the qualitative evidence from 53 qualitative studies on the relationship between innovation and employment in low-income countries (LICs). The meta-analysis reveals a positive but small...