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Do Labor Market Regulations Affect the Link between Innovation and Employment?: Evidence from Latin America

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  • Baensch, Laura
  • Lanzalot, María Laura
  • Lotti, Giulia
  • Stucchi, Rodolfo

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The link between innovation and employment is at the center of the policy debate. This paper sheds light on how labor market regulations affect the relationship between different types of innovation and employment in Latin America. We estimate the model developed by Harrison et al. (2014) using Enterprise Surveys for 14 Latin American countries. We find that: (i) product innovations have a positive impact on employment growth; (ii) process innovations do not affect employment growth; (iii) more rigid labor market regulations (minimum wages and severance payments) reduce the effects of innovation.

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  • Baensch, Laura & Lanzalot, María Laura & Lotti, Giulia & Stucchi, Rodolfo, 2018. "Do Labor Market Regulations Affect the Link between Innovation and Employment?: Evidence from Latin America," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 8980, Inter-American Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:brikps:8980
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001199
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    1. Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej & Krzysztof PodsiadÅ‚y, 2022. "Technological innovation and the labor market: The two-way non-reciprocal relationships with a focus on the confectionery industry in Poland," Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione", vol. 18(3), pages 135-171.
    2. Abidemi C. Adegboye, 2025. "Labour Market Institutions, Innovation and Youth Employment in sub-Saharan Africa," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 68(1), pages 203-219, March.

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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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