Determinants of innovation and productivity in the service sector in mexico

• Autores: Claudia De Fuentes, Gabriela Dutrénit, Fernando Santiago, Natalia Gras
• Localización: Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, ISSN-e 1558-0938, Vol. 51, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 578-592
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Drawing on survey data about firms in Mexico, we investigate the determinants of innovation and the linkages between innovation and productivity in the services sector. We apply a three-stage Crépon-Duguet-Mairesse (CDM) econometric model; the use of manufacturing firms as a benchmark helps to better appreciate our findings. We find that a series of structural, performance, and behavioral factors increase a firm’s propensity to invest in innovation, but some differences arise between services and manufacturing firms. Intensive investment in innovation leads to superior innovation performance, while innovation output has a positive effect on labor productivity