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Innovation and productivity : an update

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  • Mohnen, Pierre

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  • Hall, Bronwyn H.

    (UNU-MERIT)

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This paper reviews the existing evidence regarding the effects of technological andnon-technological innovations on the productivity of firms and the existence ofpossible complementarities between these different forms of innovation.

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  • Mohnen, Pierre & Hall, Bronwyn H., 2013. "Innovation and productivity : an update," MERIT Working Papers 2013-021, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
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