This paper addresses the relationships between innovation, research and development (R&D) and productivity in domestic … ICT firms in Costa Rica. Factors considered were the types of innovation outputs produced by domestic ICT firms, the … relative importance of innovation inputs, the impacts of innovation on firm productivity, the protection of innovations, 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 innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process … innovation. This notsignificant effect of product innovation contrasts with evidence of studies for other countries. However, the …

ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …

The effect of market competition on firm innovation remains controversial, especially in the context of developing … countries. This paper presents new empirical evidence about the causal impact of competition on firm innovation for Chilean and … propensity to invest in innovation, but this relationship manifests differently in the two countries. While this relationship is …

decades. The objective of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the innovation strategy and production … COVID-19, innovation, and technical efficiency for 13 Caribbean countries using the Innovation, Firm Performance, and Gender …

We study the effect of different types of barriers to innovation (financial, demand, knowledge, market, cooperation …, and regulatory barriers) on firm level innovation inputs and outputs. Using a pooled sample of three Chilean innovation … surveys, based on an instrumental variables approach, we find that the probability of generating innovation outcomes is …

This study presents new findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on productivity and innovation for Caribbean … women's participation on firm performance and innovation has so far produced mixed results, though there is some evidence to … suggest that for Latin America, larger shares of women in the knowledge creation and innovation process may increase …