Effects of innovation on employment in Latin America

摘要: This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth across four Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay) using micro data from surveys. Specifically, we relate to innovations sales separately due innovative unchanged products. Results show that compensation effects are prevalent, introduction new products is associated with at firm level. find for manufacturing firms as a whole, only affects in case Chile. At same time, observe no evidence displacement innovations. In fact, observed resulting imply, turn, even when replacement old taken into account.