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IT outsourcing and employment growth at the firm level
Ohnemus, Jörg - 2010
Outsourcing is widely associated with accompanied job losses in the outsourcing firm, at least in the short run. However, the medium and long run effects of outsourcing on employment growth might still be positive. This paper particularly focuses on IT outsourcing and its medium-term effects on...
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Employment effects of innovations over the business cycle : firm-level evidence from European countries
Dachs, Bernhard; Hud, Martin; Koehler, Christian; … - 2016
A growing literature investigates how firms' innovation input reacts to changes in the business cycle. However, so far there is no evidence whether there is cyclicality in the effects of innovation on firm performance as well. In this paper, we investigate the employment effects of innovations...
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Innovation, creative destruction and structural change : firm-level evidence from European Countries
Dachs, Bernhard; Hud, Martin; Köhler, Christian; … - 2016
The shift of employment from lower to higher productive firms is an important driver for structural change and industry dynamics. We investigate this reallocation in terms of employment gains and losses from innovation. New employment created by product innovation may be offset by employment...
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The economic impacts of telecommunications networks and broadband internet : a survey
Bertschek, Irene; Briglauer, Wolfgang; Hüschelrath, Kai; … - 2016
We provide a structured overview of the quantitative literature on the economic impacts of telecommunications networks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522665
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From less promising to green? : technological opportunities and their role in (green) ICT innovation
Cecere, Grazia; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Schulte, Patrick - 2015
This paper aims to shed light on the role of technological opportunities for green innovation by studying the case of Green ICT innovation. We test two hypotheses: (1) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas are less innovative; (2) Firms active in low-opportunity technological areas...
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Implications of network convergence on local access regulation in the US and the EU
Vanberg, Margit A. (contributor) - 2007
This paper provides an overview of telecommunications regulation in the U.S. and in Europe. For each region the history … of telecommunications regulations as well as the current regulatory regime is portrayed. The focus of this overview is on … telecommunications with Internet and broadcasting services. The criteria used by the regulatory authorities to identify those network …
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Supply and demand for telecommunication infrastructure
Veith, Tobias - 2010
infrastructures. -- Telecommunications ; infrastructure supply and demand …
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The European electronic communications code : a critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Fetzer, Thomas; … - 2017
In September 2016, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) - with one key aim being the provision of sufficient incentives for infrastructure investments into high-speed communication networks. Based on a...
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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure
Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017
In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...
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Employment impacts of EU biofuels policy : combining ottom-up technology information and sectoral market simulations in an input-output framework
Neuwahl, Frederik; Löschel, Andreas; Mongelli, Ignazio; … - 2008
This paper analyses the employment consequences of policies aimed to support biofuels in the European Union. The promotion of biofuel use has been advocated as a means to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating from transport activities...
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