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Who patents, how much is real invention and how relevant? : a snapshot of firms and their inventions based on the 2016 SIPO China Patent Survey
Molnár, Margit; Xu, Hui - 2019
China has surpassed the United States in patent applications and has become world leader. Strong patenting activity … by electronics manufacturers. State-owned firms spend more on R&D per patent, but hold fewer patents per researcher than … patent holders. Furthermore, the paper examines what drives patenting activity. Higher R&D spending by the firm and higher …
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Providing the right skills to all in China : from "made in China" to "created in China"
Molnár, Margit; Koen, Vincent - 2015
, the quality of most patents is still low and innovation output is weak. Reforms are underway to address these problems but … nurturing research and innovation. This Working Paper relates to the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of China www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-china.htm …
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Intergenerational transmission of disadvantage : mobility or immobility across generations? ; a review of the evidence for OECD countries
D'Addio, Anna Cristina (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003437628
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Patentatlas Deutschland : Dynamik und Strukturen der Erfindungstätigkeit
Greif, Siegfried; Schmiedl, Dieter - Deutschland / Patent- und Markenamt - 2002 - Ausgabe 2002, 1. Aufl.
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Improving productivity and job quality of low-skilled workers in the United Kingdom
Zwart, Sanne; Baker, Mark - 2018
More than a quarter of adults in the United Kingdom have low basic skills, which has a negative impact on career prospects, job quality and productivity growth. Furthermore, unlike most other countries, young adults do not have stronger basic skills than the generation approaching retirement....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823719
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Improving school-to-work transitions in New Zealand
Ivanchuk Bibbee, Alexandra I. - 2013
The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...
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Adapting to the changing labour market in New Zealand
Carey, David - 2017
Technological change is increasing the productivity of highly skilled workers but creating more challenging labour-market conditions for their low-skilled counterparts. These pressures are likely to grow, especially in light of progress being made in Artificial Intelligence. The NZ labour force...
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Improving skills and their use in Germany
Fuentes, Andrés; Lehmann, Stephanie; Kim, Eun Jung - 2018
Cognitive skills, such as reading and numeric skills, are key determinants of wages, employment and long-term economic growth. Good cognitive skills also reduce poverty risk and improve non-material wellbeing, such as health and social cohesion. Non-cognitive skills, such as skills to use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011995719
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Luxembourg : diversifying a small open economy
Strasky, Jan; Wurzel, Eckhard - 2015
activity in high value added sectors. Stepping up investment in knowledge based capital and enterprise innovation can help … for women, can be reduced. Productivity and innovation are also affected by the effectiveness of the secondary education …
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