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Population Ageing, Labour Market Rigidity and Corporate Innovation : Evidence from China
Tan, Youchao; Liu, Xiumei; Sun, Hanwen; Zeng, Cheng (Colin) - 2021
population ageing and firm innovation in China. This enhancement effect is greater for firms with higher labour costs, consistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013311501
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Are the Chinese in Africa More Innovative than the Africans? Comparing Chinese and Nigerian Entrepreneurial Migrants' Cultures of Innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
Der bemerkenswerte Zustrom von Kleinunternehmern aus China in Westafrika stößt auf wachsenden Widerstand bei …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293531
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Drivers of Change or Cut-Throat Competitors? Challenging Cultures of Innovation of Chinese and Nigerian Migrant Entrepreneurs in West Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in different West African countries in recent years has been met with growing resistance by established local entrepreneurs. Whether the former have a competitive edge over the latter because of distinctive socio-cultural traits, or whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013142447
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Are the Chinese in Africa more innovative than the Africans? : comparing Chinese and Nigerian entrepreneurial migrants' cultures of innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from established African entrepreneurs. Whether the Chinese have a competitive edge over Africans because of distinctive sociocultural traits or whether the Chineseʹs supposed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346056
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Rising longevity, increasing the retirement age, and the consequences for knowledge-based long-run growth
Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
We assess the long-run growth effects of rising longevity and increasing the retirement age when growth is driven by … the retirement age fosters economic growth. How economic growth changes in response to rising life expectancy depends on … the retirement response. Employing numerical analysis we find that the requirement for experiencing a growth stimulus from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012156427
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Rising longevity, increasing the retirement age, and the consequences for knowledge-based long-run growth
Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
We assess the long-run growth effects of rising longevity and increasing the retirement age when growth is driven by … the retirement age fosters economic growth. How economic growth changes in response to rising life expectancy depends on … the retirement response. Employing numerical analysis we find that the requirement for experiencing a growth stimulus from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195541
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The role of innovation and agglomeration for employment growth in the environmental sector
Horbach, Jens; Janser, Markus - 2015
The environmental sector is supposed to yield a dual benefit: its goods and services are intended to help to tackle environmental challenges and its establishments should create new jobs. However, it is still unclear in empirical terms whether that really is the case. This paper investigates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279776
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The Modern Tontine : An Innovative Instrument for Longevity Risk Management in an Aging Society
Weinert, Jan-Hendrik - 2017
cannot be guaranteed in every situation. We show that partial tontinization of retirement wealth can serve as a reliable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941322
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Medical innovation, education, and labor market outcomes of cancer patients
Jeon, Sung-hee; Pohl, Vincent - 2019
Innovations in cancer treatment have lowered mortality, but little is known about their economic benefits. We assess the effect of two decades of improvements in cancer treatment options on the labor market outcomes of breast and prostate cancer patients. In addition, we compare this effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022431
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What old stagers could teach us : examining age complementarities in regional innovation systems
Arntz, Melanie; Gregory, Terry - 2014
Concerns have been raised that demographic ageing may weaken the competitiveness of knowledge-based economies and increase regional disparities. The age-creativity link is however far from clear at the aggregate level. Contributing to this debate, we estimate the causal effect of the workforce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384982