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import-driven convergence and no robust difference between imports of intermediate and investment goods. Accordingly, trade … average. Brazil reduces energy intensity via imports of intermediate and investment goods above average. Production of …
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We hypothesize that North-South trade is associated with knowledge spillovers that create labor productivity gains depending on various determinants of Southern absorptive capacity. We use the novel World Input-Output Database (WIOD) that provides bilateral and bisectoral panel data for 39...
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Following the ambiguous results in the literature aimed at understanding the empirical link between fiscal federalism and economic growth, this paper revisits the question using a Bayesian Model Averaging approach. The analysis suggests that the failure to appropriately account for model...
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Using sectoral intangible investment data we confirm that intangible capital is a significant determinant of labour … investment. …
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consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at the sector level. We shed … light on differences across sectors but also compare these figures with investment in physical capital and with investment … intangible capital from 1995-2006 by 30%. Furthermore, results reveal differences in the investment patterns among the UK and …
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This paper analyses the growth e®ects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions over the time period 1995-2005. We extend the current literature with regard to at least three aspects: First of all, we extend the time period of investigation, using...
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The aim of this paper is to construct an indicator of potential growth for developed countries using the insights of the theoretical and empirical growth literature. The Pooled Mean Group Estimator of Pesaran, Shin and Smith (1999) that employs a panel data technique is used. This estimator is...
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This paper analyzes the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth in developing, emerging and developed countries. It is based on a sample of 59 countries for the period 1995 to 2010. Various panel data regressions confirm the positive relationship between ICT...
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Using a newly constructed panel dataset of German enterprises, I estimate R&D and capital investment equations for the … time period from 1990 to 1994. Simple accelerator specifications indicate considerable sensitivity of R&D and investment to … account, but a significant positive relationship between cash flow and investment remains for relatively small firms. In the …
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In this paper we report on new data on intangible investment at the level of 1-digit NACE industries of 10 EU countries … investment at the level of the aggregate business sector. With the sectoral data we assess the contribution of intangibles to …
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