We present a harmonized data set on intangible investment for a number of EU countries and an analysis of growth. …

growth accounts including intangible capital for 14 countries. We find (a) intangible investment in the EU is less than the … 2007 capital deepening accounted for almost 50% of growth in the EU and 65% in the US, with intangible investment … growth, consistent with spillovers from intangibles. …

We present a harmonized data set on intangible investment for a number of EU countries and an analysis of growth. …

data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for evidence … or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government innovation …

labour shares, growth in labour and total factor productivity, and capital deepening. We find (a) MGVA was understated by … productivity and capital deepening has been understated and growth in total factor productivity overstated (e) total factor … productivity growth has not slowed since 1990 but has been accelerating. …

This note responds to a critique of our recent paper, “Can Intangible Investment Explain the UK Productivity Puzzle …, the puzzle is that measured labour productivity has been falling, but labour quality is rising, so, at least on this … measure, changes in labour quality cannot explain falling productivity. …

, capital and labour shares, growth in labour and total factor productivity, and capital deepening. We find (a) MGVA was … labour productivity and capital deepening has been understated and growth in total factor productivity overstated (e) total … factor productivity growth has not slowed since 1990 but has been accelerating. …

We analyse productivity growth in UK manufacturing 1980-92 using the newly available ARD panel of establishments drawn … establishments enter and increase market share). We find that (a) 'external restructuring' accounts for 50% of labour productivity … growth and 90% of TFP growth over the period; (b) much of the external restructuring effect comes from multi …

An extensive literature on the convergence of productivity between countries examines whether productivity is pulled … use the wide dispersion of productivity across firms to explore convergence to the national frontier. Given this within …

we use data on market sector productivity, R&D and non-R&D intangible assets, and public sector R&D spending. We look for … civil or defence R&D. Our findings tentatively suggest that for maximum market sector productivity impact government …