We study the impact of techies—engineers and other technically trained workers—on firm-level productivity. We first …-neutral productivity in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this … of techies on productivity operates mostly through ICT and other techies, not R&D workers. Engineers have a greater …

We study the impact of techies--engineers and other technically trained workers--on firm-level productivity. We first … structural econometric methods, we estimate the causal effect of techies on firm-level Hicks-neutral productivity in both … manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. We find that techies raise firm-level productivity, and this effect goes beyond the …

the way they intervene in explaining the labour productivity change in the period 1995-00. One of the reasons why France … share.In France, the contribution of ICT to the hourly labour productivity growth accelerated quite strongly over 1995 …-00 relative to the previous period. This acceleration was indeed accompanied by an acceleration in the total factor productivity …