American and Caribbean countries to analyze the magnitude and determinants of the productivity gap between large and SME firms …Very little is known about the effectiveness of SME policies, and a careful look at the structure, mechanisms and … and to simulate of the impact on productivity of various policy scenarios. …

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a firm's R&D activities and its productivity using a …'s productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.125; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in … impact on productivity of their R&D investments, at least as regards top European R&D investors. …

. First, there have been many recent calls for the (relatively new) UK R&D subsidy to be extended to other research activities … data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for evidence … or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government innovation …

, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs' counterparts, i.e. the 'control … very important but specific function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity growth …

The literature has pointed to different causes to explain the productivity gap between Europe and United States in the … last decades. This paper tests the hypothesis that the lower European productivity performance in comparison with the US …&D investment into productivity gains. The proposed microeconometric estimates are based on a unique longitudinal database covering …

investment in knowledge, and its productivity, looking at sectoral peculiarities which may emerge; to this end, we use a large … positive impact on a firm's productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.10; this general result is largely consistent … ahead in terms of the impact on productivity of their R&D investments; moreover, a shift in favour of the service sectors …

This paper combines different strands of the productivity literature to investigate the effect of idiosyncratic (firm …-country differences in key economic outcomes, such as productivity or output per capita, to differences in policies and institutions that … determinants of productivity at the firm-level and the evolution of the distribution of productivity across firms within each …

We evaluate the effects of employer-provided formal training on employee suggestions for productivity improvements and …

overall productivity-enhancing effect. The reform of fixed-term contracts instead did not produce the intended results: it … productivity losses. We estimate substitution elasticities across various types of temporary contracts that are consistent with …

of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …