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Determinants of growth and convergence in a growing economy with heterogeneous entrepreneurs
Dohse, Dirk; Ott, Ingrid - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008
We develop an endogenous growth model which is focussed on entrepreneurial skills and their impact on growth and convergence. Our work is closely related to the model by Acemoglu et al. (2006) but extends their analysis in some important respects. Entrepreneurs in our model dispose of two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755150
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Do Active Innovation Policies Matter? – Findings from a Survey on the Hong Kong Electronics SMEs
LIU, Wan-Hsin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008
Since 1997 the Hong Kong (HK) government has markedly changed its role from being a mere institution provider to being an active innovation promoter. As such, it has actively implemented innovation policies that focus especially on creating new funding opportunities and establishing several R&D...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566194
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A note on economic growth and human capital in Eastern Europe
Foders, Federico - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1998
This paper addresses the poor economic performance of Eastern Europe in the 1990s and the future development potential of the region in the light of the theories of economic growth and human capital and their empirical tests. It concludes that Eastern Europe is likely to have fallen into a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009276484
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Regional competitiveness and training in Germany
Foders, Federico - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1997
This paper analyses the German training system from the point of view of regional policy. The problems and prospects of the German system of first and further vocational training are addressed followed by an overview over macro and micro approaches to an empirical assessment of the regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009276612
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Innovation and Productivity in European Industries
Pianta, Mario; Vaona, Andrea - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2006
The labour productivity impact of innovation is investigated in this paper combining neo-Schumpeterian insights on the … productivity and export success in European manufacturing industries and firm size classes. The empirical estimates are based on …-sectional estimation methodologies able to account for unobserved industrial characteristics, show that productivity in Europe relies on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755207
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Explaining the East German Productivity Gap ; The Role of Human Capital
Ragnitz, Joachim - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2007
The paper concentrates on the question whether the low level of productivity in East Germany can be explained by … younger cohorts. This impedes a fast convergence in productivity between East and West Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005755231
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Unionisation Structures and Heterogeneous Firms
Braun, Sebastian - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
The effects of unions on productivity and firm performance have been the topic of extensive research. Existing studies … of identical firms. This paper studies how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm … tougher selection among heterogeneous producers and thus increases average productivity, firm-level bargaining allows less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008517964
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Does Short-Time Work Save Jobs? A Business Cycle Analysis
Balleer, Almut; Gehrke, Britta; Lechthaler, Wolfgang; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
This paper analyzes the effects of short-time work (i.e., government subsidized working time reductions) on unemployment and output fluctuations. The central question is whether the rule based component (i.e., the existence of the institution short-time work) and the discretionary component...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886965
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Active Labor Market Programs - Employment Gain or Fiscal Drain?
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Koettl, Johannes - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
This paper provides a new perspective in classifying ALMPs depending on their main objective, also in light of their relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, during a crisis, and during recovery. We distinguish ALMPs that provide incentives for retaining employment, incentives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887030
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Household Formation and Residential Energy Demand: Evidence from Japan
Schröder, Carsten; Rehdanz, Katrin; Narita, Daiju; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
We use a large household panel for Japan (Keio Household Panel Survey) to estimate household-size economies in energy consumption. The household-size economies we obtain are significant and sizable: the per-capita energy-related spending of a two-adult household is only about two-thirds of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886937