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Mapping the two faces of R&D: productivity growth in a panel of OECD industries

Griffith, Rachel; Redding, Stephen; Reenen, John Van - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2000

Many writers have claimed that R&D has two 'faces'. In addition to the conventional role of stimulating innovation, R … important in this catch up process as well as stimulating innovation directly. Trade, by contrast, plays a more modest role in …

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The long-term educational cost of war: evidence from landmine contamination in Cambodia

Merrouche, Ouarda - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2006

The economic impact of war may be visible in the long run and particularly its impact on human capital. I use unique district level data on landmine contamination intensity in Cambodia combined with individual survey data to evaluate the long run cost of Cambodia's 30 years war (1970-1998) on...

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How special is the special relationship? Using the impact of US R&D spillovers on UK firms as a test of technology sourcing

Griffith, Rachel; Harrison, Rupert; Reenen, John Van - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2004

How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the 'technology sourcing' hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers and improve home country productivity. Using panels of UK and US firms matched to patent data we...

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