This paper compares the role innovation plays in productivity across four European countries, France, Germany, Spain … productivity (CDM model). Our econometric results suggest that overall the systems driving innovation and productivity are …, and the UK, using firm-level data from the internationally harmonized Community Innovation Surveys (CIS3). Despite a …

technologies, leading to higher productivity. We propose a model of endogenous selection and innovation in heterogeneous firms that … product and process innovation (simultaneously adopting new machines and organizational practices) and adopt foreign … jointly explains the observed selection process and the innovation decisions. Further, we show in the data that innovation on …

This paper compares the role innovation plays in productivity across the four European countries France, Germany, Spain … still rare. We apply a structural model that describes the link between R&D expenditure, innovation output and productivity … (CDM model). Our econometric results suggest that overall the systems driving innovation and productivity are remarkably …