general as well as in technology- and knowledge-intensive subsectors. We compare Germany and Portugal which exhibit, though EU … indicate that the skill composition has different effects on firm entry in the two countries. More specifically, for Portugal …

?the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality – Austria, Finland, France …

establishments. Finally, we do not find evidence that a youth-centred human resource strategy (always) fosters innovation. …

implement them. Both of these knowledge-based elements of innovation can be attained through moderate labor force turnover in …Keeping up with rapid technological change necessitates constant innovation. Successful innovation depends on both … incumbent workers' knowledge, based on experience, and knowledge about the latest technologies, along with the skills needed to …

source of innovative activities within companies. Broken down by sectoral innovation patterns, this article examines the role … of formal education and actual occupation for product innovation performance in manufacturing firms within a probit model … to the Pavitt classification. Sectors with a high share of highly skilled employees engage in product innovation above …

sustain the innovation process that is at the basis of our prosperity. In this paper we deal with the age distributions of … among inventors. Additionally, we advance the new hypothesis that any age-bias in innovation activity should show up as …