Innovation is a multilevel phenomenon. Not only attributes of firms but also the framework conditions within which … a multilevel model of innovation which connects micro and macro levels of analysis in an integrated framework. National … innovate. More specifically, general education, taxation of income and democratic political institutions turn out to be highly …

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation … of innovation investment are much more heterogeneous than in OECD countries. Cooperation, foreign ownership, and …

In this paper, the links between the investment in innovation activities, innovation outputs (technological and non …-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are explored using innovation survey data from Uruguay. This is the … more consistently associated with the decision to invest in innovation activities across sectors. The main determinants of …

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation … of innovation investment are much more heterogeneous than in OECD countries. Cooperation, foreign ownership, and …

economies. Formal and informal institutions in such countries are often sub-par, but rather than being constrained by them …, entrepreneurship can often affect institutions and contribute to their evolution. We highlight three entrepreneurial responses to the … occurs. Better knowledge of entrepreneurial responses to institutions and the context in which they occur offers a promising …

as well as the institutions supporting these structures. Today's emerging economies face a dual structural transformation …

industrial manufacturing and innovation. Standardization is regarded primarily as a technical issue, and hence receives only …-enhancing innovation. Standards thus are the missing link in a growth strategy which seeks to create quality jobs in higher-value added …

This article argues that the technological innovation is a contextual process whose relevance should be assessed …-Up varieties) are unlikely to meet the needs of most people, especially in countries where innovation and poverty reside side by … otherwise unsolved problems. We sketch a scarcity-induced innovation framework to analyze such paths and provide a brief account …