This paper examines how productivity effects of human capital and innovation vary at different points of the …-skilled employees and industries in Germany by a more unequal distribution of human capital intensity. In Germany, average innovation … performance is higher in all industries, except for low-technology manufacturing, and in the Netherlands the innovation …

During the last 20 years, R&D and innovation activities in the service sector have clearly increased. Especially …" of technological information within the economy. They are providers, purchasers or partners in the context of innovation …. A sound innovation capacity, especially knowledge, creativity, market and management skills let them become bridges for …

counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper provides empirical evidence into the role of acquiring firms' absorptive …

. We distinguish expenditures on innovation (R&D) and imitation (international technology spillovers) and consider the role … energy-specific relative to labor-specific expenditures on innovation and imitation reduces mitigation costs, though. …