include ICT investment and R&D as the two main inputs of innovation and productivity. We find that R&D and ICT are both … strongly associated with innovation and productivity, with R&D being more important for innovation and ICT for productivity. We … explore their possible complementarity in innovation and production but find none, although there is complementarity between R …

productivity. As an identification strategy, panel data is used to estimate a structural innovation model that controls for …This paper examines the effects of public subsidies across several dimensions of innovation and the implications for … despite promoting indigenous innovation in the higher technology industries. Policymakers may tolerate lower average efficiency …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … their labor productivity. Overall, the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in micro firms does not largely differ … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … their labor productivity. Overall, the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in micro firms does not largely differ … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …

firm’s productivity, especially process innovation. Among SMEs, larger and older firms seem to be less productive …Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation …

This paper studies the link between productivity, innovation and research at the firm level. We introduce three new … features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investments … of firms engage in research activities and/or apply for patents; productivity, innovation and research and endogenously …

product innovations on productivity, as well as on the role played by R&D and fixed capital investment in enhancing the … likelihood of introducing innovations at the firm level. Our results imply that process innovation has a large impact on … productivity. Furthermore, R&D spending is strongly positively associated with the probability of introducing a new product …

investment in knowledge, and its productivity, looking at sectoral peculiarities which may emerge; to this end, we use a large … positive impact on a firm's productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.10; this general result is largely consistent … ahead in terms of the impact on productivity of their R&D investments; moreover, a shift in favour of the service sectors …

investment in knowledge, and its productivity, looking at sectoral peculiarities which may emerge; to this end, we use a large … positive impact on a firm's productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.10; this general result is largely consistent … ahead in terms of the impact on productivity of their R&D investments; moreover, a shift in favour of the service sectors …