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Can the University Save Europe?
Ritzen, Jo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic growth. For that purpose higher education must strengthen its innovative power in entrepreneurship education and by focusing research more on societal problems, while being better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010556213
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Public Support for Innovation, Intangible Investment and Productivity Growth in the UK Market Sector
Haskel, Jonathan; Wallis, Gavin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
we use data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for … civil or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615440
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Real Unit Labour Costs in Eurozone Countries: Drivers and Clusters
Ordóñez, Javier; Sala, Hector; Silva, José I. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We examine the trajectories of the real unit labour costs (RULCs) in a selection of Eurozone economies. Strong asymmetries in the convergence process of the RULCs and its components – real wages, capital intensity, and technology – are uncovered through decomposition and cluster analyses. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884247
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A Vibrant European Labor Market with Full Employment
Ritzen, Jo; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, where income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We name this scenario "vibrant." It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884389
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The State of University Policy for Progress in Europe
Hoareau, Cécile; Ritzen, Jo; Marconi, Gabriele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national governments’ policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are ‘empowering’ for higher education institutions, or in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884401
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Knowledge Spillovers, ICT and Productivity Growth
Corrado, Carol; Haskel, Jonathan; Jona-Lasinio, Cecilia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper looks at the channels through which intangible assets affect productivity. The econometric analysis exploits … a new dataset on intangible investment (INTAN-Invest) in conjunction with EUKLEMS productivity estimates for 10 EU …-calculated factor share. These findings suggest investments in knowledge-based capital, i.e., intangible capital, produce productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790516
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Services Outsourcing and Innovation: An Empirical Investigation
Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We provide a comprehensive empirical analysis of the links between international services outsourcing, domestic outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on innovative activity at the plant level. Such a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015466
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One or Many Knowledge Production Functions? Mapping Innovative Activity Using Microdata
Conte, Andrea; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper discusses the determinants of three alternative measures of innovative output by looking at firm’s own formal R&D activities and at the acquisition of external technology (TA) in its embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are also discussed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703589
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Banks and Innovation: Microeconometric Evidence on Italian Firms
Benfratello, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
In this paper we investigate the effect of local banking development on firms’ innovative activities, using a rich data set on innovation for a large number of Italian firms over the 1990’s. There is evidence that banking development affects the probability of process innovation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822124
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The Catalysing Role of In-House R&D in Fostering the Complementarity of Innovative Inputs
Vivarelli, Marco; Catozzella, Alessandra - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The aim of this study is to test the possible catalysing role of in-house R&D in fostering the complementarity of innovative inputs on a sample of 3045 manufacturing firms drawn from the third Italian Community Innovation Survey (1998-2000). The interactions between four different sources of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822404