Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The stability of Germany is a close proxy for the resilience of the euro … during 2009–12 were due to idiosyncratic factors, market developments in Italy and Spain contributed significantly, likely …€™s sovereign CDS despite initial widespread concerns about such linkages. Spain and Italy show a notable co-dependence in …

(Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the …This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …

classified as either support for process innovation or support for product innovation. Although these types of programs do not … difference in differences were combined. The study found that by supporting both process and product innovation … product innovation activities. …

SME Metasys: A Business Management System for SMEs …

understand the links between innovation and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Special attention is paid to the …

This paper analyzes the trends and challenges of competitiveness and innovation in the tourism and telecommunications …

This paper studies the degree to which innovation by Costa Rican manufacturing firms creates or displaces employment …, how different innovation strategies affect employment, and how these effects vary by firm size and type of employment … process innovations on employment growth. Particular attention is paid to identifying innovation impacts on employment …