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The contribution of intangible assets to sectoral productivity growth in the EU
Niebel, Thomas; O'Mahony, Mary; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
productivity growth based on growth accounting and econometric estimation of production functions. The growth accounting … contribution of intangibles to labor productivity growth is generally highest in manufacturing and finance. The estimated output …
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Are intangibles more productive in ICT-intensive industries? Evidence from EU countries
Chen, Wen; Niebel, Thomas; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
productivity growth. The sectoral setting further allows us to identify the differential impacts of intangible capital across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957594
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Intangible assets and investments at the sector level: Empirical evidence for Germany
Crass, Dirk; Licht, Georg; Peters, Bettina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
sector trade & transport. Intangible assets have stimulated labour productivity growth in all sectors. The contribution … services innovative property capital is the most influential type of intangible capital for labour productivity, followed by … for labour productivity growth. …
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Productivity of ICT and non-ICT capital: The role of rates of return and capital prices
Niebel, Thomas; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
We investigate the role rates of return and rates of asset price decline play in explaining sources of productivity … somewhat downplay the role investment played relative to growth in multi-factor productivity in the UK and the US during 1995 … - 2000. Moreover, we show that more than half of the ICT contribution to labor productivity growth results from growth in …
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ICT and economic growth: Comparing developing, emerging and developed countries
Niebel, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
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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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities. The paper draws a comprehensive picture of driving forces by including firm capabilities, characteristics of the firm’s competitive environment and the influence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469767
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Innovation Success of Non-R&D-Performers: Substituting Technology by Management in SMEs
Spielkamp, Alfred; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097673
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Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs
Rammer, Christian; Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process (R&D, design, production and sales of new products, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097716
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Entrepreneurship Capital and Economic Performance
Audretsch, David B.; Keilbach, Max - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002
productivity. These results sug-gest a new direction for policy that focuses on instruments to enhance entrepreneurship capital. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098060
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Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs
Schmiele, Anja; Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process (R&D, design, production and sales of new products, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098387