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An Innovation Index Based on Knowledge Capital Investment : Definition and Results for the UK Market Sector
Clayton, Tony - 2009
We (a) propose an implementable innovation index, (b) relate it to existing innovation definitions and (c) show whole …-economy and industry-specific results for the UK market sector, 2000-2005. Our innovation measure starts by observing that we … could get more GDP without innovation by simply duplicating existing physical capital and labour (e.g. adding a second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012764658
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Beyond GDP and Back : What is the Value-Added by Additional Components of Welfare Measurement?
de New (née Kassenboehmer), Sonja C. - 2011
Recently, building on the highly polarizing Stiglitz report, a growing literature suggests that statistical offices and applied researchers explore other aspects of human welfare apart from material well-being, such as job security, crime, health, environmental factors and subjective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130791
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Dimensions of Quality of Life in Germany : Measured by Plain Text Responses in a Representative Survey (SOEP)
Wagner, Gert G. - 2017
This paper demonstrates how quality of life can be measured by plain text in a representative survey, the German Socio Economic Panel Study (SOEP). Furthermore, the paper shows that problems that are difficult to monitor, especially problems like the state of the European Union, long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963850
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The KfW/Zew Start-Up Panel : Design and Research Potential
Fryges, Helmut - 2009
So far, there has been no data set which observes firm formations in Germany not only on a cross-sectional basis using … Bankengruppe and Creditreform set up a panel study of newly founded firms in Germany: the KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel. In each of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155553
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The Development of Multidimensional Poverty in Germany 1985-2007
Busch, Christopher - 2010
This paper deals with concepts of multidimensional poverty measurement and applies them to Germany. Three concepts of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143684
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A Sequential Malmquist-Luenberger Productivity Index
Oh, Donghyun - 2009
This study proposes an alternative methodology for measuring environmentally sensitive productivity growth. The rationale of this methodology is to consider the features of technology appropriately by excluding a spurious technical regress based on the macroeconomic perspective. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159334
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The Economic Growth Impact of Hurricanes : Evidence from US Coastal Counties
Strobl, Eric - 2021
We estimate the impact of hurricane strikes on local economic growth rates and how this is reflected in more aggregate growth patterns. To this end we assemble a panel data set of US coastal counties' growth rates and construct a hurricane destruction index that is based on a monetary loss...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325058
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Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian - 2012
development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096452
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Co-Determination and Innovation
Kraft, Kornelius - 2009
This paper examines the effect of the German co-determination law of 1976 (MitbestG) on the innovative activity of German firms. Co-determination applies to firms with 2000 employees or more. Data from 1971-1976 and 1981-1990 on 148 firms are used to compare the number of patents granted to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155322
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Technological Innovation and Inclusive Growth in Germany
Naudé, Wim - 2017
Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades …, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth … rising income and wealth inequalities. Between the mid-1990s and 2010 the rise in wage inequality was faster in Germany than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941243