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Knowledge networks in the German bioeconomy : network structure of publicly funded R&D networks

Bogner, Kristina - 2019

for the diffusion of mere techno-economic knowledge. It is questionable whether the artificially generated network …Aiming at fostering the transition towards a sustainable knowledge-based Bioeconomy (SKBBE), the German Federal …. To analyse whether this policy intervention actually fosters cooperation and knowledge transfer as intended, researchers …

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Skill Development and Sustainable Prosperity : Cumulative and Collective Careers versus Skill-Biased Technical Change

Lazonick, William; Moss, Philip; Salzman, Hal; Tulum, Öner - 2015

There is widespread and growing concern about the availability of good jobs in the U.S. economy. Inequality has been growing for thirty years and is now at levels not seen since the 1920s. Stable and remunerative employment has become harder for U.S. workers to find. With the widespread plant...

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The Effects of Internet Use on Productivity and Growth at the Firm Level

Mun, Sung-Bae - 2015

The internet is profoundly transforming every aspect of production and business processes. Firms now employ various applications of the internet for the purpose of marketing, supply-chain management, human resources management, and etc. Consequently, the use of internet can provide firms with an...

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Obstacles to Innovation and External Sourcing of Knowledge : Evidence for German and Spanish Firms

Gómez, Estefanía - 2018

out their innovation activities and their decisions about external sourcing of knowledge through the outsourcing of R&D or … activities are also more likely to engage in external sourcing of knowledge. This relationship seems to be especially strong in …

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Co-Determination and Innovation

Kraft, Kornelius - 2009

This paper examines the effect of the German co-determination law of 1976 (MitbestG) on the innovative activity of German firms. Co-determination applies to firms with 2000 employees or more. Data from 1971-1976 and 1981-1990 on 148 firms are used to compare the number of patents granted to...

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How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply?

Dustmann, Christian - 2012

In this paper, we investigate how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the economy. We distinguish between three adjustment mechanisms: through factor prices, through an expansion in the size of those production units that use the more abundant skill group more...

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Co-determination and innovation

Kraft, Kornelius; Stank, Jörg; Dewenter, Ralf - 2009

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How do industries and firms respond to changes in local labor supply?

Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht - 2011

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Flexible work systems and the structure of wages : evidence from matched employer-employee data

Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan - 2001 - revised: July 2002

A growing literature is concerned with the effects of flexible workplace systems or High Performance Work Organizations (HPWOs) on wages. This paper makes use of a new employer-employee-linked panel data set for Germany to examine the effects of adopting HPWOs on wages as well as on the wage...

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"Pact for innovation" to promote the EU’s major aim of convergence

Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 146-147

Economic convergence is a major aim of the EU. Innovation and investment in economically weaker regions are key steps to foster convergence • Public institutions and the regulatory environment for investments differ substantially across EU member states and increase economic disparities •...

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