We manipulate workers' perceived meaning of a job in a field experiment. Half of the workers are informed that their … when meaning is high, corroborating previous findings on the relationship between meaning and work effort. We then compare … the effect of meaning to the effect of monetary incentives and of worker recognition via symbolic awards. We also look at …

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze R&D and patent activity at … the firm level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research …

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze patent activity at the firm … level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research do not …