Harrigan, James; Reshef, Ariell; Toubal, Farid - 2023
STEM-skill intensive and are associated with innovation, as well as with technology adoption, management, and diffusion …We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this …