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Inequality of Earnings
Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
This paper surveys major empirical regularities concerning changes in earnings inequality in Europe and the US over the past 25 years. Next, it indicates which of these regularities can be explained within the competitive demand-supply framework of analysis and what is left unexplained. Finally,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792213
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When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation?
Acemoglu, Daron - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
environmental regulations can spur more rapid innovation. I present a general framework for the analysis of these questions. I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791910
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Innovative Activity in Wind and Solar Technology: Empirical Evidence on Knowledge Spillovers Using Patent Data
Braun, Frauke G; Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens; Zloczysti, Petra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by knowledge … spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … only influential in the case of wind technology. We also find evidence that public R&D stimulates innovation, particularly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468596
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Small Firms and R&D Spillovers: Evidence from Italy
Audretsch, David B; Vivarelli, Marco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
more important for small-firm innovation than for their larger counterparts. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497984
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Innovation, Machine Replacement and Productivity
Licandro, Omar; Illera, Maroto; Reyes, María; Puch, Luis - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper explores the role of replacement and innovation in shaping investment and productivity during episodes of … neither process innovation nor plant expansion. Then, we explore how large investment episodes transmit into the evolution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124057
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Strategic Advantage and the Optimal Exercise of Entry Options
Perotti, Enrico C; Rossetto, Silvia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
We investigate the timing and the valuation of strategic investment aimed at enhancing entry opportunities in related market segments. As demand is uncertain, entry options should be exercised at the optimal time, trading off the market share gain against the option to wait until more...
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Robots at Work
Graetz, Georg; Michaels, Guy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Despite ubiquitous discussions of robots’ potential impact, there is almost no systematic empirical evidence on their economic effects. In this paper we analyze for the first time the economic impact of industrial robots, using new data on a panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196027
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Service Trade and Occupational Tasks: An Empirical Investigation
Ariu, Andrea; Mion, Giordano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Using micro data for Belgium we investigate the relationship between occupational tasks changes and the rise of service trade. We focus the analysis on the extensive margin and look at the heterogeneous proliferation of firms involved in exports and imports of services across sectors...
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Import competition from and outsourcing to China: a curse or blessing for firms?
Mion, Giordano; Zhu, Linke - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We use Belgian manufacturing firm-level data over the period 1996-2007 to analyze the impact of imports from different origins on firm growth, exit, and skill upgrading. For this purpose we use both industry-level and firm-level imports by country of origin and distinguish between firm-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854491
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005788938