Final technical report : promoting innovation in the services sector; towards productivity and competitiveness

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2014-01

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Centro de Investigaciones Económicas (CINVE), Montevideo, UY

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The project generated knowledge in an area where research is very scarce worldwide, i.e. the links between innovation and productivity in services; moreover it generated unique evidence for developing countries where the research on this topic is almost inexistent. The main objective was to generate a comparative analysis on determinants of innovation in service sector firms, and on the impact of different kinds of private-public interventions in service innovation in LAC countries. The impact of technological innovation is greater in manufacturing than in services; however, the impact of non-technological innovation is more important for service firms.

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LATIN AMERICA, SERVICE INDUSTRY, SMALL ENTERPRISES, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, ECONOMIC ASPECTS, COMPETITIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

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