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New insights on EU-US comparison of corporate R&D

Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Pietro - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2010

Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy's competitiveness and growth. The widespread adoption of R&D targets has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of corporate R&D investment trends, drivers and...

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Structural Development Accounting

Gancia, Gino A; Müller, Andreas; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We construct and estimate a unified model combining three of the main sources of cross-country income disparities: differences in factor endowments, barriers to technology adoption and the inappropriateness of frontier technologies to local conditions. The key components are different types of...

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The Potential of Digital Games for Empowerment and Social Inclusion of Groups at Risk of Social and Economic Exclusion: Evidence and Opportunity for Policy

Stewart, James; Bleumers, Lizzy; Centeno - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013

This report addresses the potential of digital games to support social inclusion and empowerment (DGEI). It is based on a range of theoretical and empirical data, brought together for the first time in this and associated reports. The aim of the report, commissioned by DG CNECT, is to provide a...

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Technical Progress and Early Retirement

Ahituv, Avner; Zeira, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This Paper claims that technical progress induces early retirement of older workers. It supports this claim both theoretically and empirically. We present a model where part of human capital is technology-specific, so that technical progress erodes some existing human capital. This affects...

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Restructuring Production and Work

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

The paper analyses the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work and derives some salient implications for the labour market. The analysis focuses on the switch from occupational specialization at 'Tayloristic' organizations to multi-tasking at 'holistic' organizations....

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Are ICT Displacing Workers? Evidence from Seven European Countries

Biagi, Federico; Pantea, Smaranda; Sabadash, Anna - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014

This paper examines whether ICT substitute labour and reduce the demand for labour. We used firm-level comparable data separately for firms in manufacturing, services and ICT-producing sectors from seven European countries. We adopted a common methodology and applied it to a unique dataset...

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The Division of Labour Within Firms

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

The paper examines the determinants of the division of labour within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive change in work organization away from the traditional functional departments and towards multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the division of...

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Reorganization of Firms and Labour Market Inequality

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper explores the implications of the ongoing reorganization of firms for inequality in the labour market. We show how recent technological advances in physical and human capital can lead to the breakdown of occupational barriers, creating demands for new combinations of skills, and...

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Robots at Work

Graetz, Georg; Michaels, Guy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …Despite ubiquitous discussions of robots’ potential impact, there is almost no systematic empirical evidence on their …

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Monitoring and Assessment Framework for the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (MAFEIP) First update of the process indicators

Abadie, Fabienne; Lluch, Maria; Sabes-Figuera, Ramon; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014

This report aims to provide information on the evolution of the Commitments that joined the EIP on AHA in the First Invitation for Commitment (June 2012) during the first months of the partnership by analysing the variation for the defined process indicators between the start of the project...

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