Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America

Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel; Vargas, Fernando

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“…There are inefficiencies in allocating resources that are harming aggregate productivity levels (Arias-Ortiz, Crespi, Rasteletti and Vargas 2014). 33 More details can be found in Crespi, Tacsir, and Vargas (2014).…”

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The New Imperative of Innovation: Policy Perspectives for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Benavente²,

Crespi³

2016

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The main purpose of this study is to present the conceptual basis that supports science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It starts by clarifying STI relationship, both conceptual and empirical, to economic growth and it explains how market and coordination failures hinder innovation. Then, it discusses a variety of demand-and supply-side policies aimed at addressing these private sector and institutional insufficiencies. In the specific case of LAC, it examines the region's underperformance in innovation relative to both emerging and advanced economies, and analyses the degree to which scientific productivity and knowledge inputs have led to accelerated economic development. Finally, the publication presents five dimensions of success for STI policies based on international best practices that should stimulate innovation and economic growth and guide the IDB's work in STI in the region. Any dispute related to the use of the works of the IDB that cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB's name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of the IDB's logo shall be subject to a separate written license agreement between the IDB and the user and is not authorized as part of this CC-IGO license.

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Section: Box 5 Innovation In Services In Lacmentioning

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The New Imperative of Innovation: Policy Perspectives for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Benavente²,

Crespi³

2016

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“…En efecto, sus resultados demostraron ser más coherentes que en casos anteriores, y probaron que: i) las empresas que invierten en conocimiento tienen más probabilidad de introducir innovaciones tecnológicas; y ii) las empresas que innovan son más productivas que aquellas que no lo hacen. Dos recientes estudios empíricos -uno centrado en América Latina (Crespi, Tacsir y Vargas, 2016) y el otro en el Caribe (Mohan, Strobl y Watson, 2016)-dieron un paso más allá en la exploración de las relaciones entre el esfuerzo en innovación, el resultado de la innovación y la productividad en ALC. De hecho, el módulo de innovación de la Encuesta de Empresas 2010 permite aplicar una metodología común a una base de datos agrupada, datos que fueron recopilados con el mismo cuestionario y muestreo en 17 países de América Latina y 14 países del Caribe.…”

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“…En términos del marco analítico, Crespi, Tacsir y Vargas (2016) y Mohan, Strobl y Watson (2016 utilizan como base el modelo estructural desarrollado por Crepon, Duguet y Mairesse (CDM) en 1998, al que introducen algunas variantes en su aplicación empírica. El modelo CDM se popularizó en la comunidad académica debido a su perspectiva novedosa que cuestionaba la relación directa entre las iniciativas de I+D y la productividad, puesto que la I+D es una condición necesaria, pero no suficiente, para mejorar la productividad.…”

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“…No obstante, el acceso a dichos programas parece tener una influencia positiva en la decisión de las empresas de invertir en I+D. Al contrario de lo que señalan Crespi y Zuñiga (2012), Crespi, Tacsir y Vargas (2016) encuentran sólida evidencia del rol positivo que desempeña el apoyo público a la innovación para facilitar la inversión en nuevo conocimiento en empresas manufactureras de América Latina. No obstante, la evidencia sobre el acceso de empresas a programas de apoyo público no es indicativa de la calidad ni del diseño de estas políticas y programas.…”

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La política de innovación en América Latina y el Caribe: Nuevos caminos

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2016

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“…for a large number of countries, 2 only a few studies have examined innovation and productivity in service enterprises (Lööf and Heshmati 2006 -for Sweden;Mairesse and Robin 2009 -for France;Polder et al 2010 -for the Netherlands; Siedschlag, Zhang and Cahill 2010;and Siedschlag et al 2011 -for Ireland; Masso and Vahter 2012 -for Estonia; Crespi et al 2014 for Chile, Colombia and Uruguay).…”

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Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. 1 Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services:Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom AbstractThis paper examines the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For this purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and estimate an augmented structural model. Our empirical evidence highlights the importance of internationalisation in the context of innovation outputs in all three countries. Our results indicate that innovation in service enterprises is linked to higher productivity. Among the innovation types that we consider, the largest productivity returns were found for marketing innovations.Key Words:Internationalisation of services; innovation; productivity. is increasingly important for a firm's survival and also a pathway for sustainable economic growth.Despite this growing importance of services in modern economies, existing empirical evidence on the links between internationalisation, innovation and productivity in services is still limited.Previous analyses of innovation in services have highlighted a number of specific characteristics of services, such as their intangibility, simultaneity of production and consumption, and perishability (Johne and Storey 1998;Hipp and Grupp 2005;Miles 2005; Savona 2009, 2010;Savona and Steinmueller 2013). Following on from these specific characteristics, relative to manufacturing, it has been pointed out that innovation in services is predominantly non-technological, less related to R&D, and it is closer to consumer demand (Licht and Moch 1999;Tether 2005;Tether and Tajar 2008).Notwithstanding these specificities, the boundaries between manufacturing and services are less clear as they are becoming increasingly integrated (Howells 2001 1997, 2005), an internationally recognised set of guidelines on collecting and interpreting data on innovation published jointly by the OECD and the European Commission. 4The novelty of our contribution consists in improving, on the basis of theoretical foundations, previous conceptual frameworks and empirical methodologies in several ways. First, we account in the empirical analysis for the role of internationalisation of service activities on the links between innovation inputs, innovation outputs and productivity. Second, while most of previous analyses of the link between innovation and productivity have focused on technological innovatio...

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Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America

Cited by 68 publications

References 53 publications

The New Imperative of Innovation: Policy Perspectives for Latin America and the Caribbean

The New Imperative of Innovation: Policy Perspectives for Latin America and the Caribbean

La política de innovación en América Latina y el Caribe: Nuevos caminos

Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

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