The beneficial effects of innovation for firms' performance and competitiveness are well documented, but it has been … suggested in recent years that innovation regimes differ between advanced and emerging economies. While advanced economies rely … to local firms. We investigate whether FDI spillovers influence different phases of the innovation process (from decision …

This paper studies the impact of research and development (R&D) and innovation on employment growth, focusing on small … and medium-sized firms. Employment effects of R&D and innovation are unclear a priori as process innovation may be labor … both R&D and innovation increased employment growth, suggesting that innovation was either capital-saving or labor had …