This paper evaluates the impact of two public programs, FONTEC and FONDEF, aimed at fostering innovation in Chilean …

at cross-country level. The aim of this paper is not to provide accurate and robust estimates of investment elasticities … perspective. We employ and discuss the limitations of a production function approach to relate investment inputs to scientific … time lag between the investment in HERD and the research output and the returns to national investment in science. We …

In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …

In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …

providing the foundations for both innovation and competitiveness. This has resulted in increased public funding for research in …

This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …

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