The idea in this paper is to provide an empirical verification of the relationship between innovation adoption and … productivity growth. After a brief revision of the literature about the concept and main determinants of innovation adoption … subsequently, we study the impact that innovation adoption may have on productivity growth through a regression analysis. The …

This paper uses a structural model to analyse the impact of innovation activities, including intra- and inter …. The database used is the Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) which includes 8,611 firms for the year 2009. We find that … especially, process innovations. Finally, innovation output has a positive impact on firm’s productivity, being greater in more …