Using World Bank ICS 2000–2002 data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper
identifies innovation strategies of firms–in particular internal development (“technology …

This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in three Latin
American countries (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay) using microdata for manufacturing firms …

This research investigates innovation in Brazil, one of the largest emerging economies in
Latin America. More specifically, we aim to understand how innovation activities conducted …

Using micro data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impact of a
wide set of innovation activities on firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and its subsequent …

This paper is concerned with global shifts in innovation power. It shows that Brazil and India
are accumulating significant innovation capabilities. Most explanations concentrate on …

Empirical studies have noticed the differing impact of product and process innovation on
international competitiveness, the level of employment and the types of skills used, and on …

This article presents results of the technological innovation section of the PAEP survey,
which is a large sample survey of firms in the most industrialized Brazilian federate State …

This paper focuses on paths towards innovation and considers different types of innovation.
It develops a new framework to analyze the internal and external factors that influence the …

38 G. CreSpI et aL. completely novel sectors, where new firms start operating and new
production routines are generated. Change in the production structure is what increases …

Following the methodology employed in studies for industrialized countries and using panel
data from innovation surveys in Argentina with information for 1992–2001, this paper …