Innovation is widely recognized as a key factor in the competitiveness of nations and firms. Small firms that do not embrace innovation within their core business strategy run the risk of becoming uncompetitive because of obsolete products and processes. Innovative firms are a perquisite for a...

Does technology adoption push firms’ labor productivity? We contribute to this debate – mainly focused on robotics and large firms – by analyzing micro, small and medium enterprises’ labor productivity returns of Industry 4.0 technology adoption. We rely on original survey data on...