R&D output to capture the contribution of R&D (direct and spilled-over) to regional productivity at the industry level …. The results suggest that interregional knowledge spillovers and their productivity effects are to a substantial degree …) produce interregional knowledge spillovers that have positive and highly significant productivity effects. The study, moreover …

In the last decade there has been an upsurge of studies on international comparisons of Total Factor Productivity (TFP … physical capital) but mainly in productivity and technology. Therefore, a crucial issue is the analysis of the determinants of …

thresholds for example), and using cross-sectional growth regressions for estimation and interpretation purposes. …

offshoring and domestic outsourcing with a firm panel. I find that offshoring of non-core activities has led to productivity … gains whereas offshoring of core activities and domestic outsourcing have had no such effects. The estimated productivity …The economic effects of offshoring have been subject to extensive empirical analysis in the past, but many studies have …

externalities (mainly specialisation and diversity externalities) on total factor productivity dynamics. We also analyse the …