We estimate the impact of skilled and unskilled labour shortages on productivity and wages in the United Kingdom. Skill … potential effects of shortages on productivity. First, we argue that shortages add to the cost of employing skilled workers … effects reduce productivity. We provide empirical evidence from two panel data sets of UK manufacturing from 1980-89. We use …

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 …

Does publicly-financed R&D spill over to private sector productivity growth? We document a robust correlation between … UK public-sector financed R&D disbursed via research councils and market sector total factor productivity 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 …

appears unaffected: investment rates are flat, and productivity has slowed down. We investigate whether measurement issues … 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 …

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 …

performance appears unaffected: investment rates are flat, and productivity has slowed down. We investigate whether measurement …, 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 …