operating in the software industry. We find that in terms of turnover and employment, firms with only technological innovations … technological and non-technological innovations. …

technology. Sceptics worry about the effects of regulation-induced environmental technology on firms' competitiveness. Since … innovation is a crucial productivity driver, a potential crowding out of inventive efforts could increase the cost of mitigating … environmental damage. Using matching techniques, we study the short-term effects of regulation-induced environmental technology on …

Understanding the factors that may produce a sustained rate of innovation is important for promoting economic … development and growth. In this paper, we examine the role of human capital in firms’ innovation by using a large sample of … small and medium sized cities. Patent applications are used as the measure of innovation. Human capital indicators used …

This paper investigates the innovation impact of intangibles by considering the decision of firms to invest in a … these investments are directed to. Intangibles need to be managed strategically in order to have an innovation impact and …

The wave of digital-industrial innovation which begins to disrupt vast sectors of the global economy has fueled fear of … will change; (ii) upgrading education and professional training schemes; (iii) reforming labor market institutions to … support a future where a larger share of workers will change jobs and employers more frequently; (iv) reforming social …

relationship between job creation and innovation, as measured by R&D investments, in Norwegian manufacturing. We compare job …

finance availability constraints actually spurred innovation. Finally, the economy-wide effects of greater economic freedom …

A new wave of innovation is beginning to disrupt industry on a global scale. It constitutes a tremendous opportunity …. Academic research and the public debate have focused mostly on the threat that innovation poses to jobs and wages. This paper … instead suggests that (i) these same technological disruptions make human capital more important than ever for companies …