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The Shift to Services: A Review of the Literature

Schettkat, Ronald; Yocarini, Lara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

)). Next, it treats studies analyzing differences in service-industry employment, and offers a discussion of studies focussing … on final demand as an explanation of higher service shares in GDP. It also provides an overview of studies analyzing the …

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Rottenberg and the Economics of Sport after 50 Years: An Evaluation

Sloane, Peter J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Simon Rottenberg’s seminal 1956 article in the Journal of Political Economy, 1956, is generally accepted as the starting point for the development of the economics of sport. While he recognised that certain features of professional sports leagues were unusual he saw little reason to treat this...

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The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival, performance and R&D investment. This study attempts to identify determinants of provision of credit guarantees and estimate their effects on firms R&D expenditures. The...

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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...

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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...

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Nur noch Roboter und Selbstausbeutung? Über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der neuen Welt der Arbeit

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Unsere (Arbeits-)Welt scheint sich mit zunehmender Geschwindigkeit zu verändern. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zentrale Aspekte dieser Entwicklung und diskutiert ihre voraussichtlichen Auswirkungen auf Arbeit und Beschäftigung. Der Wandel ist weltweit spürbar und Roboter und Maschinen...

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The Big Trade-Off in the World of Labor

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

The world is changing rapidly. This paper describes key shifts and it discusses their likely impacts on employment-related aspects. Labor market pressures are felt around the globe, and robots and automation increasingly become reality. However, there will be no "end of work". Rather, it is that...

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Financial Liberalization and Democracy: The Role of Reform Reversals

Campos, Nauro F.; Coricelli, Fabrizio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The relationship between economic and political liberalization has received a great deal of attention lately, yet the possibility of a nonlinear relationship and the role of reversals remain largely neglected. Focusing on democratization and financial reform, this paper offers evidence for a...

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Long-Run Effects of Public-Private Research Joint Ventures: The Case of the Danish Innovation Consortia Support Scheme

Kaiser, Ulrich; Kuhn, Johan Moritz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Subsidized research joint ventures (RJVs) between public research institutions and industry have become increasingly popular in Europe and the US. We study the long-run effects of such a support scheme that has been maintained by the Danish government since 1995. To cope with identification...

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Beyond Additionality: Are Innovation Subsidies Counterproductive?

Catozzella, Alessandra; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

two (input and output) dimensions of innovation into a unique efficiency perspective. To this aim, the impact of public … simultaneity between subsidy allocation and the qualitative composition of the innovative output, as well as the endogeneity of … the innovation subsidy; far from 'doing better' as a result of government intervention, supported firms appear to exhaust …

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