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Employment, Innovation and Union Bargaining Models: New Tests and Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms
Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper investigates the impact of innovation on employment using a panel of UK manufacturing firms and a headcount … bargains. Innovation is found to have positive effect on company employment raising it by 9--12% in the short run and up to 40 … higher employment growth from new products and processes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067666
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Learning for Employment, Innovating for Growth
Falkinger, Josef; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
opportunities differ across workers determine simultaneously the long-run level of employment and the long-run rate of growth. We … rates but not necessarily less employment. The effects of redistributive policy measures among workers depend on the form of … redistribution. Subsidization of education increases employment and growth. Redistribution through the tax and benefit system or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114510
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Innovation and spatial inequality in Europe and USA
Lee, Neil; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Innovation is a crucial driver of urban and regional economic success. Innovative cities and regions tend to grow faster and have higher average wages. Little research, however, has considered the potential negative consequences: as a small body of innovators gain relative to others, innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083831
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R&D, Socio-Economic Conditions and Regional Innovation in the United States
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper looks at the genesis of innovation in the United States from a territorial perspective. The analysis aims to disentangle the impact of local R&D expenditure from other contextual conditions supportive of the process of innovation. Particular emphasis is devoted to the role of...
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