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Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

Almeida, Rita; Fernandes, Ana Margarida - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper examines international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43 developing countries. Our findings show that exporting and importing activities are important channels for the transfer of technology. Majority foreign-owned firms are less likely to engage in technological...

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Do Interventions Targeted at Micro-Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-Sized Firms Create Jobs? A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Low and Middle Income Countries

Grimm, Michael; Paffhausen, Anna Luisa - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Worldwide 600 million jobs are needed over the next 15 years to keep employment rates at their current level. Governments, non-governmental organizations and donors spend on targeted programs and broader policies to enhance employment creation and the creation of new firms. Because most...

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Geography vs. Institutions at the Village Level

Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

heterogeneity, unobserved heterogeneity, and endogeneity cannot easily be controlled for. The innovation of Acemoglu, Johnson and …

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Technology Adoption and Workforce Skill in U.S. Manufacturing Plants

Dunne, Timothy; Troske, Kenneth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper examines the relationship between technology adoption and workforce skill in US manufacturing plants. Using information on the use and adoption of seven different information technologies, we find that the relationship between technology adoption and workforce skill varies across the...

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Trade Liberalization, Democratization and Technology Adoption

Cervellati, Matteo; Naghavi, Alireza; Toubal, Farid - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and political regimes. Openness should accelerate technology adoption if coupled with...

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Beer, Wood, and Welfare

Grimm, Michael; Peters, Jörg - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Local beer breweries in Burkina Faso absorb a considerable amount of urban woodfuel demand. We assess the woodfuel savings caused by the adoption of improved brewing stoves by these, mostly female owned, small enterprises and estimate the implied welfare effects through the woodfuel market on...

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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis

Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

To date there has been few systematic and comparative empirical analyses of the nature of economic development in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of structural change between 1980 and 2010, focusing on the...

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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas

Gibbs, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne; Siemroth, Christoph - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

crowding out. Our findings suggest that rewards can improve innovation and creativity, and that there may be a tradeoff between …

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The Effect of (Mostly Unskilled) Immigration on the Innovation of Italian Regions

Bratti, Massimiliano; Conti, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We use small Italian regions (i.e. provinces) to investigate the causal effect of foreign immigration on innovation … immigrants did not have any effect on innovation. However, decomposing the overall effect into the contributions of low- and high … applications by about 0.2%. By contrast, the impact of high-skilled immigrants on innovation is positive, in line with the previous …

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Growing out of the Crisis: Hidden Assets to Greece's Transition to an Innovation Economy

Herrmann, Benedikt; Kritikos, Alexander S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low export ratio given the small size of the country and its long-time EU …

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