We analyse the experience of Finnish firms operating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia (CEE4 …

. Firstly, it compares the quality and productivity based on international statistics and research reports, and R&D&I activities … the role of ICT for improving sectors productivity. In the end, the study explores well-being and quality of labour …

have declined because of difficulties in telecommunication sector. Productivity analysis shows that high country-level R …&D expenditures as in Finland and the United States - have positive correlation with labour productivity in manufacturing. Moreover …, labour productivity in manufacturing in OECD countries relates positively with FDI and R&D expenditure growth. Also the level …

This study conducts an international comparison of productivity and profitability. First, the level and growth of … productivity are compared in OECD countries for the period from 1975 to 2009. According to this comparison, productivity growth has … productivity, prices and labour compensation. The results show that profitability in Finnish manufacturing is competitive because …

Private services account for over a half of GDP in developed industrialised countries. We analyse how productivity in … 1980-2003. For Finland, also the development in total factor productivity is analysed. The sectors included in the study … as a whole, labour productivity in Finland is at the same level as in the reference countries on average, but …

This study analyses how R&D expenditure impacts the productivity of companies. We analyse the productivity impact of R … short run (in 1-2 years) we find no statistically significant productivity impact of R&D. However, R&D does have an … almost 5 years is needed to capture the productivity impact of R&D. …

average growth rate of labor productivity by 0.48 percentage points in 19952000 and 0.06 percentage points in 20002005 …

productivity growth across 23 EU countries and 94 manufacturing sectors in 1995-2005. The highest MIIT index values are found in … been associated with slower productivity growth. The results indicate that a trade-flow expansion characterised by intra …-industry trade (high MIIT) is associated with faster productivity growth also after we control for the size in trade flow changes …