In the paper, a theoretical model of the determinants of innovation behaviour and investment is developed. The model is estimated with micro-data for West- German manufacturing firms from the ifo firm panel. The empirical results reveal a positive effect from firm size and market power on...

Specialized knowledge-generating jobs comprise close to one fifth of employment and one fourth of the wage bill in French manufacturing firms. They are positioned high in the firm hierarchy, horizontally aside upper-tier managers but are not managerial in nature. This escapes the patterns...