Centro de Investigaciones Económicas (CINVE)2014-04-072014-04-072014-01http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52544The 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.Text1 digital file (32 p. : ill.)application/pdfenLATIN AMERICASERVICE INDUSTRYSMALL ENTERPRISESMEDIUM ENTERPRISESECONOMIC ASPECTSCOMPETITIVENESSTECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONFinal Technical Report