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The Productivity Impact of R&D Investment: A Comparison between the EU and the US
Castellani, Davide; Piva, Mariacristina; Schubert, Torben; … - 2016
Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU productivity gap. We find robust evidence that US firms have a higher capacity to translate R&D into productivity gains (especially in the high-tech industries), and this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494309
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Banks and innovation: microeconometric evidence on Italian firms
Benfratello, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, … - 2006
banking development reduces the cash flow sensitivity of fixed investment spending, particularly for small firms, and that it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267494
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Is Mobile Money Changing Rural Africa? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2023
, where we observe lower agricultural activity and investment. At the same time, remittances received and welfare of rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296845
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Banks and Innovation: Microeconometric Evidence on Italian Firms
Benfratello, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
banking development reduces the cash flow sensitivity of fixed investment spending, particularly for small firms, and that it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822124
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Innovative firms or innovative owners? Determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
de Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - 2009
Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330094
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Artificial Intelligence and Reduced SMEs' Business Risks. A Dynamic Capabilities Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
The study utilises the International Labor Organization's SMEs COVID-19 pandemic business risks scale to determine … whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications are associated with reduced business risks for SMEs. A new 10-item scale was … collected from 317 SMEs between April and June 2020, with follow-up data gathered between October and December 2020 in London …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177706
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Should employment authorities worry about mergers and acquisitions?
Margolis, David N. - 2006
This paper considers the role mergers and acquisitions have on employment. First, it considers the importance of different aspects of compensation policy and human resource management practices for distinguishing acquired and acquiring firms. Second, it examines which individuals from which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267376
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Firm performance and managerial turnover: the case of Ukraine
Muravyev, Alexander; Talavera, Oleksandr; Bilyk, Olga; … - 2009
The paper studies whether and how CEO turnover in Ukrainian firms is related to their performance. Based on a novel dataset covering Ukrainian joint stock companies in 2002-2006, the paper finds statistically significant negative association between the past performance of firms measured by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271280
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Size of Training Firms: The Role of Firms, Luck, and Ability in Young Workers' Careers
Müller, Steffen; Neubäumer, Renate - 2016
This paper analyzes how life-cycle unemployment of former apprentices depends on the size of the training firm. We start from the hypotheses that the size of training firms reduces long-run cumulated unemployment exposure, e.g. via differences in training quality and in the availability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479324
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Firm Performance and Managerial Turnover: The Case of Ukraine
Muravyev, Alexander; Talavera, Oleksandr; Bilyk, Olga; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
The paper studies whether and how CEO turnover in Ukrainian firms is related to their performance. Based on a novel dataset covering Ukrainian joint stock companies in 2002-2006, the paper finds statistically significant negative association between the past performance of firms measured by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005103255