This study analyzes new co-innovative sources of labor productivity (i.e., ICT use, human capital and training, and new forms of work organization) in small firms that produce for local markets. The study presents an application of structural equation modeling (SEM) to 2009 survey data for a...

The main motivation behind this study is to analyse drivers of labour productivity: innovation, internationalization and human capital in manufacturing enterprises. Using data from the Management, Organisation and Innovation (MOI) Survey 2009 for a representative sample of 218 firms from Germany...

In this paper we study network structures in which the possibilities for cooperation are restricted and the benefits of a group of players depend on how these players are internally connected. One way to represent this type of situations is the so-called reward function, which represents the...

This paper deals with the relevance of benchmark choice for mutual fund performance behaviour, completing previous research on the Spanish Mutual Fund Market. Using Jensen's and Treynor-Mazuy's measures, the study highlights the relevance of style analysis for benchmark election in order to...

The online game industry has been one of the fastest growing businesses over the last few years. It is estimated that in 2008 online gaming will be the leader in Europe in terms of content spending. The purpose of this paper is to explore the drivers behind online game adoption among Internet...

We study the effect of standardized external tests on students’ academic outcomes. We exploit the fact that only one of the 17 Spanish regions started doing and publishing the results of standardized tests in 2005 to apply a difference-in-difference methodology, using outcomes of the PISA...

[ES] La estrategia de la Banca española con respecto a Internet se ha enmarcado entre la modernización del sector y el miedo a la competencia de terceras partes. En el artículo mostramos como, desde la efervescencia inicial, las entidades se han centrado en construir un negocio rentable parte...

Mutual fund managers' ability to generate continuous positive value in excess to a relevant benchmark index is a crucial aspect for its evaluation. Focusing on the German market, in this research we apply several simulation methods that avoid statistical problems related to multiple hypothesis...