The diffusion of knowledge in the world generates positive externalities if knowledge flows increase the productivity … productivity. We first estimate the determinants of knowledge flows across 141 sub-national regions in 19 countries of Europe and … North America as revealed by patent citation between US-granted patents. Then we estimate the impact of these flows on …

The diffusion of knowledge in the world generates positive externalities if knowledge flows increase the productivity … productivity. We first estimate the determinants of knowledge flows across 141 sub-national regions in 19 countries of Europe and … North America as revealed by patent citation between US-granted patents. Then we estimate the impact of these flows on …

I summarize the main results and policy insights from the 2011 EIB Conference on “Productivity and Long-Term Growth … Potential in Europe.” Europe's need for productivity growth has become more pressing against the backdrop of huge government … enhanced by removing overly protective elements of the patent system. Education attainment and quality as well as life …

This paper looks at productivity growth rates in Malta and Cyprus and proposes policies as to how these island states … countries might augment their productivity and competitiveness. We identify three possible growth strategies for the islands: an … productivity yardsticks. We also evaluate trends in Gross Value Added (GVA), employment levels, and Unit Labour Costs (ULCs) in the …

traditional macro approach to estimating the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) does not handle them well. To counter … jointly considering the effects of R&D and the impact of non-R&D innovation activities on the productivity levels of firms …

traditional macro approach to estimating the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) does not handle them well. To counter … jointly considering the effects of R&D and the impact of non-R&D innovation activities on the productivity levels of ?firms …

the bulk of productivity gains in the United States …

This paper examines the direct effects of corporate tax on firm productivity along with the interaction effects of tax … policy and R&D activity on productivity at firm level for over 13,062 firms during 2004-2011. Our main findings are first …, that there is evidence for productivity convergence and we find that there is a positive robust relationship between R …