This paper looks at the channels through which intangible assets affect productivity. The econometric analysis exploits … a new dataset on intangible investment (INTAN-Invest) in conjunction with EUKLEMS productivity estimates for 10 EU …-calculated factor share. These findings suggest investments in knowledge-based capital, i.e., intangible capital, produce productivity …

linkages that relax assumptions (i)-(iii), we find robust evidence for positive FDI backward spillover effects …. -- Multinationals ; backward spillovers ; productivity spillovers …

productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying … of human capital on regional productivity and convergence, but reveals no evidence of any positive geographical … on the variables under consideration. -- Regional convergence ; productivity ; human capital composition ; geographical …

we use data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for … evidence of market sector spillovers from intangible investment and from public R&D. We find (a) no evidence of spillover … civil or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government …

accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of …. The estimated spillover effect of human capital on TFP growth is positive and statistically significant, which is very … robust to model specifications and estimation methods. The spillover effect appears to be much stronger before 1994. We …

Offshoring is generally believed to be productivity-enhancing and this belief is underpinned by economic theory. This … productivity. Estimating the impact of materials and business services offshoring on productivity growth with industry-level data … show that there is no productivity effect of materials offshoring, while business services offshoring leads to productivity …

productivity growth than other firms, including other host country suppliers of multinationals. These findings provide first …. -- backward linkages ; multinational customers ; suppliers ; forced linkage ; productivity spillovers …

We estimate how much of the gains from productivity spillovers through worker mobility is retained by the hiring firms …

We determine workforce composition and wages in firms in the presence of productivity spill-overs between co …