In this paper we assess the job creation effect of R&D expenditures, using a unique longitudinal database of 677 European companies over the period 1990-2008. We estimate a dynamic labour demand specification using a Least Squares Dummy Variable Corrected (LSDVC) technique. The labour-friendly...

Die Standardisierung des Marketing stellt eine bedeutende Handlungs-option im internationalen Marketing von Nahrungsmittelunternehmen dar. Besonders nach Fusionen oder Übernahmen, die meist mit einer Übernahme lokaler Marken einhergehen, beziehungsweise bei einer Expansion in ausländische...

This paper contributes with empirical findings to the research on structural inequality and geographic concentration of European inventorship activity at the level of European micro regions. We analyze the spatial structure and dynamics of 43 technology fields (ISI-SPRU-OST concordance) and 6...

High technology exports (HTX) are considered as an important factor for sustainable economic growth for a country. One of the most important prerequisite to high tech manufacturing and export is technology ownership. Technology ownership can be gained through technology transfer by the way of...