Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th International Conference on Materials and Products Manufacturing Technology (ICMPMT 2014), September 18-19, 2014, Chongqing, China. The 248 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Metals and Alloys; Chapter 2: Composite Materials and...

This paper uses two sources of information and different methodologies to analyze the causal effect of product and process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product...