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

In this paper, a wide range of innovation indicators are analysed in order to describe the innovation behaviour of … manufacturing firms in LAC using the recently released Enterprise Surveys 2010. The Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as … understand the main characteristics of innovative firms and to gather new evidence with regard to the nature of the innovation …

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

This paper aims at evaluating the impacts of innovation promotion programs administrated by the Colombian Innovation … and that the main channel behind this result is product diversification (product innovation). …

innovation, the business and social ties connecting firms deepen the hazards associated to the appropriation of rents. …

The ability to generate innovations and capture the rents from innovation are important for firms’ competitive … innovation output, the knowledge flows among the clustered firms and, ultimately, on who captures the rents from innovation. The … rents from innovation. Extant research has noted that the social and business networks binding firms in clusters are …

In this paper we discuss knowledge and innovation in clusters and the benefits of clustering from a knowledge …

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

This paper aims at evaluating the impacts of innovation promotion programs administrated by the Colombian Innovation … and that the main channel behind this result is product diversification (product innovation). …

partially crowded-out private investments in innovation and they more effectively promoted technological upgrades and process …, although FONTEC increased the overall R&D budget of the firms, it did not stimulate additional private investment in innovation … activities. In terms of behavioral additionality, FONTEC effectively promoted process innovation and induced changes in the …