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Progress in Service Sector Productivity Measurement: Review Article on "Productivity in the U.S. Services Sector: New Sources of Economic Growth".
Diewert, Erwin - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 57-69
Measurement of productivity in the service sector has always represented a challenge for economists. "Productivity in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518956
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Study of efficiency trends and productivity changes in the US TL carriers: 2000-2009
Pai, Dinesh R. - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 4, pp. 234-267
In this study, the nature and extent of efficiency and productivity growth in the US truckload (TL) carriers is … index is used to study the productivity changes in the US TL carriers. The window analysis results reveal that the average …, allows productivity changes to be decomposed into two categories: technical efficiency changes, and technological changes …
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Particulars of US Information Technology and productivity: lessons for Europe
Adekola, Abel; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 1 (2008) 2, pp. 128-143
There is ample evidence that investment in Information Technology (IT) boosted labour markets productivity in the USA …. In fact, conspicuous flows of investment in this sector enabled the US firms to record high rates of productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754165
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Particulars of US Information Technology and productivity: lessons for Europe
Adekola, Abel; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 1 (2008) 2, pp. 128-143
There is ample evidence that investment in Information Technology (IT) boosted labour markets productivity in the USA …. In fact, conspicuous flows of investment in this sector enabled the US firms to record high rates of productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539603
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Modelling Possible Impacts of GM Crops on Australian Trade
Stone, Susan; Matysek, Anna; Dolling, Andrew - EconWPA - 2003
been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407855
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Financial and alternative choices in personal transportation habits
Smith, Alan D. - In: International Journal of Electronic Finance 4 (2010) 3, pp. 236-268
An empirical study was conducted of employed professionals, representative of the marketing and financial services industry located within the metropolitan section of Pittsburgh, PA, resulting in 191 useable questionnaires. The thrust was to investigate the degree of seriousness on the part of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755371
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Agglomerationsvorteile in der Wissensgesellschaft: Empirische Evidenz für deutsche Gemeinden
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Otto, Anne - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 03, pp. 17-21
Sind Ansammlungen von hochqualifizierten Arbeitskräften in einer Region ein Garant für Wachstum? Eine Politik zur Förderung regionaler Entwicklung unterstellt oftmals diesen Zusammenhang und fördert die Ansiedlung und Vernetzung wissensintensiver Branchen und Unternehmen. Die hier gezeigte...
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Driving Factors of the Subprime Crisis and Some Reform Proposals
Rudolph, Bernd; Scholz, Julia - In: CESifo DICE Report 6 (2008) 3, pp. 14-19
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005056452
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Long-term growth determinants of young businesses in Germany : effects of regional concentration and specialisation
Otto, Anne; Fornahl, Dirk - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"This paper explores how different levels of regional concentration and specialisation affect the long-term growth of young firms. The sample consists of knowledge-intensive and non-knowledge-intensive western German manufacturing firms which were set-up in 1992 and managed to survive 11 years....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005537121
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Long-term growth determinants of young businesses in Germany : effects of regional concentration and specialisation
Otto, Anne; Fornahl, Dirk - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2008
"This paper explores how different levels of regional concentration and specialisation affect the long-term growth of young firms. The sample consists of knowledge-intensive and non-knowledge-intensive western German manufacturing firms which were set-up in 1992 and managed to survive 11 years....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592371