. Chapter 1 looks at the widely used practice of allocating government R&D subsidies to private companies. We point out flaws of … allocation of subsidies. Chapter 2 revisits the literature on the sale, and, in particular, auctioning, of patent licenses by an …

/oder Subvention von Kapital und Löhnen nicht wichtig für die Wohlfahrsgewinne einer hinreichend vorangekündigten Steuerreform sind. … short-run confiscation and/or subsidy of capital and labor income is not important for the welfare gains of pre …

The relationship between technology, productivity and employment is a complex one. Increased productivity can lead not … can develop new markets. On the other hand, if demand and hence output does not expand in line with productivity, then an … inverse relation between productivity and employment will result. The European Union seeks to improve living standards in …

development of national productivity. As technology is also embodied in human capital, the paper empirically investigates the …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

Beschäftigungsverhältnissen in der verarbeitenden Industrie nicht beeinflusst, geht es einher mit einer Zunahme der Beschäftigungsstabilität im … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …