Protocol - What is the impact of higher rates of innovation (measured by faster TFP growth, product innovation, process innovation, and imports of technology) on employment in LICs? How does this vary by gender?
Protocol for a systematic review
Abstract
This is a protocol for a systematic review which has since been published
This review aimed to:
- synthesize the empirical evidence on the innovation-employment relationship with a view to support evidence-based policy making;
- identify the strengths and shortcomings of the existing work on LICs;
- point out potential avenues for further analytical and empirical research.
In doing this, special attention will be paid to the synthesis of the evidence on the innovation-employment relationship in the context of low-income countries. Work on lower middle income countries (LMICs) that were low-income countries in the past will also be synthesized. The proposed review will used a mixed method including the following:
1. Providing a narrative synthesis of the theoretical/analytical
explanations of the innovation-employment relationship;
2. Conducting a meta-analysis of the evidence from all empirical
studies to be selected in accordance with pre-specified
inclusion/exclusion criteria;
3. Clustering (nesting) the empirical studies on the basis of common
characteristics such as innovation and employment measures and
estimation methods used;
4. Comparing and conducting sensitivity analysis of the findings in (2)
and (3) by controlling for estimation methods, publication type, and
country groups; and
5. Mapping the meta-analysis of empirical evidence with the narrative
synthesis of the theoretical/analytical studies, with a view to provide
a better evidence base for policy making and further research.
Citation
University of Greenwich Business School, London, UK, 53 pp.
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