An extensive literature analyzes the determinants of research and development (R&D) and the impacts of R&D on firms' innovation performance and productivity. Because most available studies focus on manufacturing firms, very little is known about firms in the service sector. The gap is even more...

O conjunto dos capítulos deste trabalho aponta e elabora importantes alternativas de política capazes de retomar e sustentar novas formas desenvolvimento apropriadas, coesas e duradouras. Ao mesmo tempo, instiga e mobiliza reflexões sobre a relevância, tanto de aprendermos e acumularmos...

This paper has a dual origin in (i) some empirical studies of technological change in Latin American steel plants carried out by the BID/CEPAL Technology Research Programme, and ( ii ) a theoretical and review paper also written for the BID/CEPAL Programme, in which one of the aspects proposed...

Esta presentación fue comisionada para la Reunión Preparatoria de la Red de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación del Diálogo Regional de Política celebrada el día 11 de diciembre de 2006.

This paper has a dual origin in (i) some empirical studies of technological change in Latin American steel plants carried out by the BID/CEPAL Technology Research Programme, and ( ii ) a theoretical and review paper also written for the BID/CEPAL Programme, in which one of the aspects proposed...

Esta presentación fue comisionada para la Reunión Preparatoria de la Red de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación del Diálogo Regional de Política celebrada el día 11 de diciembre de 2006.

This presentation was commissioned for the Preparatory Meeting of the Science, Technology and Innovation Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue celebrated on December 11th, 2006.