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In this paper we assess the job creation effect of R&D expenditures, using a unique longitudinal database of 677 European companies over the period 1990-2008. We estimate a dynamic labour demand specification using a Least Squares Dummy Variable Corrected (LSDVC) technique. The labour-friendly...
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We investigate the extent to which financial constraints hamper the firms’ investment in intangibles. Drawing on the extant literature, we maintain that a distinction should be kept between innovators and non-innovators. Moreover, we argue that such a distinction should be investigated along...
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, innovation and economic performance at the firm level. We posit that design investments may provide firms with a higher capacity … associated with a non-systematic resort to design, a higher innovation-based performance is coupled with an increasingly more …
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This paper investigates the relationship between the innovative activity of the top corporate R&D investors worldwide and their valuation on the financial markets. The empirical analysis is based on a sample of more than 1,500 top publicly listed Multinational Corporations (MNCs) performing a...
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augmented with technology. We find that R&D expenditures - fostering product innovation - have a job-creating effect, in …
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demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …
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In this article, we analyse the microeconomic relationship between innovation and employment, using company data from …&D can account for both product and process innovation. The existence of non constant elasticities is assessed, due to the … implications for policymakers: R&D and innovation supporting policies should be correctly tailored and monitored since the results …
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role of innovation, demand, wages and the composition of employment by professional groups. A model is developed and an … innovation leads to job losses and wage growth has a negative effect that is lower than in other industries. Business services …
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Financial constraints for young and small firms can prevent them from supporting innovation and employment creation. We … innovative activity in Europe: the Innovation Union Scoreboard and the R&D Scoreboard. With the first, we study the determinants …
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This paper investigates the innovation impact of intangibles by considering the decision of firms to invest in a … these investments are directed to. Intangibles need to be managed strategically in order to have an innovation impact and …
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