We analyse the impact of ICT spillovers on productivity in the uptake of the new technology using company data for the U.S. We account for inter- and intra-industry spillovers and assess the role played by firm’s absorptive capacity. Our results show that intra-industry ICT spillovers have a...

This review of the empirical and theoretical literature was commissioned by the Small Business Service (Department for Trade and Industry). Our brief was to consider existing research that has examined the causes and the impact of economic churn on productivity, employment and ultimately...

Im Vergleich zu Deutschland zeigt Großbritannien seit Beginn der 90er Jahre eine erheblich größere wirtschaftliche Dynamik. Die Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten bleiben dort jedoch deutlich hinter denen in Deutschland zurück. Dies gilt vor allem für den Beitrag der Unternehmen zu...

We investigate the causes of the decline in the labor share, exploring the effect of technology vis-à-vis the role of market regulations, namely employment protection legislation, product market regulation, and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. Our results show that, in the long...