A multilevel analysis of innovation in developing countries

Martin Srholec

No 2008-040, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: Innovation is a multilevel phenomenon. Not only characteristics of firms but also environment within which firms operate matter. Although this has been for long recognized in the literature, a quantitative test that explicitly concerns the hypothesis that framework conditions affect innovativeness of firms remains lacking. Using a large sample of firms from many developing countries, we estimate a multilevel model of innovation that integrates explanatory factors at different levels of the analysis. Apart from various firm’s characteristics, national economic, technological and institutional conditions directly predict the likelihood of firms to innovate.

Keywords: Innovation; technological capability; multilevel modeling; institutions; developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C30 E11 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-01-01
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