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are used to analyze the determinant factors related to improvements in innovation and productivity. Our results indicate …This study analyzes the total factor productivity of 1,067 Japanese manufacturing firms. In production estimation, we … employ the directional distance function and Luenberger productivity indicator. Research and development strategy survey data …
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organization, technology, infrastructures, product design). On the other hand, the capacity of innovation can be perceived by the … an efficient work organization. In this article it is analyzed the evolution of the productivity and employment levels in … labor productivity is also the pointer of the quality of life in a economy, therefore it represents the value produced by …
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To examine the productivity, employment and wage effects of ICT, we apply novel occupationbased measures of … changes. Our results support the view that organisational change complements ICT investments in a productivity …-enhancing manner. In particular, the ICT-driven productivity gains are associated with the destruction of routine and noninteractive …
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This article addresses the impact of the current economic downturn on innovation across Europe. Using micro and macro … innovation investment. It emerges that the effects of the economic downturn in terms of firms’ innovation investment are not the … of the economic downturn on innovation investments of firms across Europe. Finally, some considerations about policies …
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We examine the relationship of banking crises with economic growth and recessions. Our data cover 21 economies from …
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several quarters. Despite the significant increases in bankruptcies during recessions, the largest contributor to rising …
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This paper analyses regional resilience and local economic growth patterns in Italy over the past four decades. Place-specific transient and permanent effects of aggregate employment shocks are studied. Geographical asymmetries in engineering and ecological resilience are found, providing...
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. Despite the significant increases in bankruptcies during recessions, the largest contributor to rising bankruptcies during …
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Relying on the non-negligible role played by the underground economy in the labour market fluctuations, this paper extends the standard matching model à la Mortensen-Pissarides by introducing an underground sector along with an endogenous sector choice for both entrepreneurs and workers. These...
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In this paper we study how the Great Recession affected university students in terms of performance, with a special focus on the dropout probability. To do so, we use individual-level data on a representative sample of university students in Italy in 2007 and 2011. We measure the severity of the...
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