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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393120
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Innovation Policy and Employment: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Argentina
Castillo, Victoria; Maffioli, Alessandro; Rojo, Sofía; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
classified as either support for process innovation or support for product innovation. Although these types of programs do not … difference in differences were combined. The study found that by supporting both process and product innovation … product innovation activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644852
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The Role of Regional Knowledge Sources for Innovation: An Empirical Assessment
Slavtchev, Viktor; Fritsch, Michael - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2005
innovation while the mere size of the universities is unimportant. Differences in the effect on innovative output can be found …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207049
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741917
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741923
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Sectoral and Aggregate Technology Shocks:Is There a Relationship?
Hölzl, Werner; Reinstaller, Andreas - In: Empirica 32 (2005) 1, pp. 45-72
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005719017
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The Missing Middle
Krueger, Anne O. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence, and argue, that stunning as India’s success is, the potential – and need – is for still more reform and more rapid growth. 8 percent is a good rate of growth, but many are destined needlessly to be left behind for years to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528352
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Sectoral and aggregate technology shocks: Is there a relationship?
Hölzl, Werner; Reinstaller, Andreas - Vienna University of Economics and Business Research … - 2004
We analyze sector specific shocks in productivity and demand in 19 manufacturing sectors of the Austrian economy. Based on a structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model with long run restrictions developed by Gali's (1999) we extract technology and non-technology shocks from sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222901
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Recent Developments in Firm-Size Distribution and Economies of Scale in dutch Manufacturing.
Thurik, R. - NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM - 1990
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