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In this article, we analyse the microeconomic relationship between innovation and employment, using company data from R … process innovation. The existence of non constant elasticities is assessed, due to the combination of efficient scale and … innovation supporting policies should be correctly tailored and monitored since the results depend on the characteristics of the …
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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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augmented with technology. We find that R&D expenditures -fostering product innovation- have a job-creating effect, in …
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Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy … concludes that policy measures to stimulate corporate R&D and innovation activities should be expressly conceived according to …
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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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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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demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …
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GDP. The high growth resulting from the ever-increasing pace of ICT-related innovation requires high levels of R&D to be … investments into economic growth and employment through innovation. This report aims to provide an overview of subjects and topics …: relationship between public and private R&D expenditure, innovation and the R&D process, and diffusion and impact of ICT. Further …
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This research investigates deals with the impact of various innovation activities on innovation output by using Spanish … innovation activities lead to differences in both the propensity to innovate and innovation output, depending on the … technological characteristics a firm has. In general, internal R&D leads to product innovation, while machinery acquisition leads to …
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of technological competitiveness (based on innovation in products and markets) or cost competitiveness (relying on … innovation in processes and machinery) and their impact on economic performances. We propose models for the determinants of … Pavitt classes that group manufacturing and services industries with distinct patterns of innovation. Tests are carried out …
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