Using a matched innovation survey and structural business statistics, we investigate the impact of the introduction of new service products and other types of technological innovations on firm growth measured as subsequent two-year employment growth. Results, based on median and robust...

In this study, using fixed-effects models based on the manufacturing sector for 18 European Union countries for the period 1995-2008, we find that the employment share of service occupations is significantly and positively related to the output share of producer services in manufacturing. In...

For 2003, the Austrian manufacturing industry as well as the electricity, gas, water and public transport sectors plan to invest € 6.8 billion at current prices. The plans indicate a minor increase in investment spending, up 1.8 percent compared to 2002, but slower than foreseen in...

This paper analyses the link between the high-skilled employment share proxied by university graduates and the level of investment in information and communication technologies (ICT) as a percentage of total investment. The analysis is based on a survey of 1,000 Austrian firms in 2000. To...

According to the results of the Autumn 2004 investment survey, investment in manufacturing expressed in current prices increased by 7.7 percent in 2004 and is expected to decrease by 2.9 percent in 2005. The largest increase is reported for basic materials (+9 percent) and mining (+18.5...

According to the results of the Autumn 2007 Investment Survey, investment in manufacturing, expressed in current prices, grew by 26.1 percent in 2007 and is expected to rise by 8.4 percent in 2008. The largest increase is reported for the industries "automotive capital goods" and "foods and...

This paper addresses the question of whether foreign ownership matters regarding innovation intensity. It is well documented that foreign firms display lower innovation and R&D intensity than local firms do. However, (foreign) investors bear not only innovation performances in mind when making...