productivity growth ; technology indicator ; technology shifter ; OECD countries …

We implement a method to estimate the direct effects of foreign-ownership on foreign firms' productivity and the … indirect effects (or spillovers) from the presence of foreign-owned firms on other foreign and domestic firms' productivity in … in empirical studies examining a direct causal effect of foreign ownership on firm productivity, namely that of no …

investment in knowledge, and its productivity, looking at sectoral peculiarities which may emerge; to this end, we use a large … positive impact on a firm's productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.10; this general result is largely consistent … ahead in terms of the impact on productivity of their R&D investments; moreover, a shift in favour of the service sectors …

things equal. Increased participation in higher education enhances productivity progress and is accompanied by rising wage …. Using foreign direct investment (FDI) as a measure for capital flows, we present empirical evidence which largely confirms … thereby fosters economic growth. We apply a structural estimation approach to fully track the endogenous mechanisms of the …

Using Difference-in-Differences estimation and data from the European Community Household Panel, this paper suggests …

tax imposed on owners of small and medium sized businesses affects their firms' investment and employment decisions …

, environmental regulation, productivity, and consumer preferences have contributed to these reductions in pollution emissions. We …

downturn and that it is aligned, at the sectoral level, with measures of productivity growth and market openness to competition …