The econometric model described in this paper presents an innovative approach of the firm level data (micro data) usage, compiled from official statistics for the projection of the demand for labour differentiated at the sectoral and/or regional level. The aim of our dynamic model is to...

The competitiveness of an economy depends if nothing else on the innovative capacity. Research and development (R&D) in companies, universities and research institutes as well as the utilisation of regional knowledge potentials are preconditions for innovativeness. After German unifi cation...

This article analyzes the heterogeneity of firms within industries in regard to their level of technical efficiency. The data is taken from the cost structure census of manufacturing industries in Germany. We estimate the technical efficiency as a firm-specific fixed effect within a translog...