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The automotive sector is the largest industrial R&D investor in the EU. The present note assesses which parts of the sector's research efforts are dedicated towards the development of low-carbon vehicle technologies. The results indicate that relevant companies invest significant amounts in the...
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The automotive sector is the largest industrial R&D investor in the EU. The present note assesses which parts of the sector's research efforts are dedicated towards the development of low-carbon vehicle technologies. The results indicate that relevant companies invest significant amounts in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010595399
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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The globalisation of R&D activities has continued to grow as companies are increasingly trying to capture knowledge and market opportunities internationally. The rapid evolution of national economies and the ways to conduct knowledge-intensive businesses has brought researchers and analysts to...
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This report provides an analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development activities in the European Union. This is the fourth report of a series which is published annually. This year’s report provides data up to 2008. The report starts with a...
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