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Job Creation Effects of R&D Expenditures: Are High-tech Sectors the Key?
Bogliacino, Francesco; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2011
In this paper we assess the job creation effect of R&D expenditures, using a unique longitudinal database of 677 European companies over the period 1990-2008. We estimate a dynamic labour demand specification using a Least Squares Dummy Variable Corrected (LSDVC) technique. The labour-friendly...
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Innovation and employment: Some evidence from European sectors
Bogliacino, Francesco; Vivarelli, Marco - Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, … - 2011
In this study we use a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries over the period 1996-2005, for a total of 2,295 observations, and apply GMM-SYS panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology. We find that R&D...
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The impact of R&D on employment in Europe: a firm-level analysis
Bogliacino, Francesco; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2011
The aim of this paper is to test the employment effect of business R&D expenditures, using a unique longitudinal … traditional manufacturing sectors. This means that we should not expect positive employment effects from increasing R&D in the … majority of industrial sectors. This evidence should be kept in mind by European innovation policy makers having employment as …
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Human Capital Externalities and Employment Differences across Metropolitan Areas of the U.S.
Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
It has been well documented that employment outcomes often differ considerably across areas. This paper examines the … external effects on labor force participation and employment for U.S. metropolitan area residents. The empirical results … employment for both women and men. We also find that less educated workers generally receive the largest external benefits. …
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The job creation effect of R&D expenditures
Bogliacino, Francesco; Vivarelli, Marco - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2010
In this study we use a unique database covering 25 manufacturing and service sectors for 16 European countries over the period 1996-2005, for a total of 2,295 observations, and apply GMM-SYS panel estimations of a demand-for-labour equation augmented with technology. We find that R&D...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805656
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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society?
Winters, John V. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) March, pp. 1-10
Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher earnings, even for locals with relatively little...
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