and Austrian micro data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that exporters are more productive by around 40 percent compared with …

and Austrian micro data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that exporters are more productive by around 40 percent compared with …

This paper investigates whether failure in innovation at the firm level can account for cross-country heterogeneity in …, differs in a number of ways from much of the previous cross-country comparisons on the relationship between innovation and … productivity using firm-level data. First, a broader definition of innovation input is used in which research and development is …

in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior. …

-EU productivity gapare confirmed for Germany, particularly showing no substantially economy-wide effectsfrom ICT for German sectors … intermediate inputs played a more dominating role in Germany than in the US,particularly imported non-ICT and ICT materials … different functions of ICT in the production process. However, TFPgrowth differentials between Germany and the US during 1991 to …

Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterized as a vital part of the innovation process. The … availability of such innovation impulses, however, critically depends on the environment a firm is operating in. Little is known on … how institutional infrastructures for innovation differ with respect to the munificence in providing innovation impulses …