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Regional productivity effects of multinational firm affiliates
Andersson, Martin; Gråsjö, Urban; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2014
have a larger fraction of skilled workers, higher R&D to sales ratios and established networks to knowledge sources in … several different countries. As illustrated by the so-called ‘anchor-tenant’ hypothesis, they can be described as “knowledge …
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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the gap between industrial dynamics and growth
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2015
of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …
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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Distinctions by Entry Visa
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, I examine how immigrants perform relative to natives in activities likely to increase U.S. productivity, according to the type of visa on which they first entered the United States. Immigrants who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a...
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Exporters, Spin-outs and Firm Performance
Lööf, Hans; Nabavi, Pardis - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2012
channel of transferring knowledge from exporting firms to new ventures. …
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Flexible Employment, Job Flows and Labour Productivity
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Dell'Aringa, Carlo; Leonardi, Marco - Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, … - 2010
In this paper we provide evidence on the effects of temporary employment on job flows, labour productivity and investment. As a source of identification, we exploit reforms in the legislation of fixed-term and apprenticeships contracts whose implementation varied over regions and industries....
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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events
Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...
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The Neighborhood or the Region? Untangling the density-productivity relationship using geocoded data
Larsson, Johan P. - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013
I analyze the effects of sub-city level density of economic activity on worker productivity. Using a geocoded dataset on employment and wages in the city areas of Sweden, the analysis is based on squares representing “neighborhoods” (0.0625 km2), “districts” (1 km2), and...
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Part-time Work, Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data
Rycx, Francois; Garnero, Andrea; Kampelmann, Stephan - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2013
The authors use matched employer-employee panel data on Belgian private-sector firms to estimate the relationship between wage/productivity differentials and the firm’s labor composition in terms of part-time and sex. Findings suggest that the groups of women and part-timers generate employer...
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Educational Mismatch and Firm Productivity: Do Skills, Technology and Uncertainty Matter?
Rycx, Francois; Mahy, Benoît; Vermeylen, Guillaume - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2015
high-skilled jobs, (ii) belonging to high-tech/knowledge-intensive industries, and (iii) evolving in a more uncertain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185442
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The heterogeneous effects of workforce diversity on productivity, wages and profits
Rycx, Francois; Garnero, Andrea - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2013
consequences of gender diversity are found to depend on the technological/knowledge environment of firms. While gender diversity … generates significant gains in high-tech/knowledge intensive sectors, the opposite result is obtained in more traditional …
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