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The paper investigates the relationship between human capital diversity measured in terms of occupational diversity and a firm's likelihood to innovate. The empirical analysis is based on a linked employer-employee panel dataset of German firms over the period 1998 to 2007. Despite notable...
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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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The theoretical effects of labour regulations such as employment protection legislation (EPL) on innovation is … technologically advanced innovation. In this paper we find empirical evidence that both effects are at work - multinational … innovation in countries with low EPL. …
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productivity. Education as well as innovation and production require skilled labour as inputs. This and the fact that learning …
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It is now widely agreed that learning is pivotal in the "knowledge societies" of today and, still more, of tomorrow. It … conference. The volume addresses issues of curriculum, innovation and the achievement of lifelong learning in the schools of …
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order to promote learning, innovation, productivity and economic performance at the local level? Such questions are high on …
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This conference proceedings from the OECD Conference on Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), held in Paris, on 15 … innovation to meet global food security and climate change challenges. The conference considered developments in institutional … frameworks, public and private roles and partnerships, regulatory frameworks conducive to innovation, the adoption of innovations …
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Today's "knowledge economies" are seeing the emergence of new paradigms for innovation and the advancement of knowledge … in relation to economic activities. This report explores some key determinants of innovation and their implications for … the advancement of knowledge in a particular sector – primary and secondary education. The analysis shows that there is …
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