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 …

innovation policy should focus on direct spending on research councils. -- Intangible assets ; productivity ; R&D ; spillovers … 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 …

productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …

from the EUKLEMS database. Our main findings are as follows. Over 2000-2005, market sector labour productivity grew at 2 … innovation contributed 61% (=(1.24+0.45)/2.74)of labour productivity growth over the period. -- Innovation ; productivity growth …

This paper examines the impact of education, governance and North-South trade- and distance-related technology … preceding the Great Recession (1976–2007) in a new model that integrates models of trade-related and distance …-related international technology diffusion. Our model's explanatory power is 38% (62%) greater than that of the main trade-related (distance …

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 … spillovers of human capital. In fact, in some specifications the spatial lag presented by tertiary studies has a negative effect …

the negative consequences of adverse geography, improve trade facilitation to exploit learning-by-exporting from intra …-African trade, and facilitate urbanization. …

unemployment response; and the very slow rate of recovery. We review the literature which finds most of the decline in productivity … intensification but employers appeared incapable of turning this effort into improved workplace level productivity. Widespread pay …