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 …

In this paper we conduct a counterfactual analysis and estimate the quantitative importance of demand and supply … isolate the impact of capital-skill complementarity (i.e., demand effects) and varying skill-specific labor supply (i …

empirical research to guide public intervention for meeting the demand for skills that will be needed to operate and develop … which the demand for these competences responds to environmental regulation. Accordingly, we find that green skills are high … analysis reveals that environmental regulation triggers technological and organizational changes that increase the demand for …

district and firm level. Large, high-productivity and capital-intensive firms benefit the most, in terms of innovation activ …. Through this channel, greater innovation is the result of productivity gains from specialization …