migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … whether there are some productivity-enhancing externalities gained from this growing diversity within firms. In recent years … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …

or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government innovation …Pressure on public finances has increased scrutiny of public support for innovation. We examine two particular issues … data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for evidence …

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 …

answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) 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 …

of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …

's innovation and export activities, using unique firm survey data which provides direct measures for innovations and firm … export and innovation activities to become substitutes although they are generally natural complements. …

into account firm heterogeneity. We find support for the prediction that competition has a negative effect on innovation … are important channels for domestic firm innovation. We do not find support for the inverted U effect of competition on … innovation. There is partial support for the hypothesis that firms in a more pro-business environment invest more in innovation …

We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual …

When workers adopt technology at the point where the costs equal the increased productivity, output per worker … increases immediately, while the productivity benefits increase only gradually if the costs continue to fall. As a result …