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International migration and local employment: analysis of self-selection and earnings in Tajikistan

Atamanov, Aziz; Berg, Marrit van den - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

This paper addresses the issue of self-selection of individuals in international labour migration, non-agricultural and agricultural employment in Tajikistan and its link to earnings from these activities. Unlike most empirical studies, we could attribute selection bias on unobservable...

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Determinants of the rural nonfarm economy in Tajikistan

Atamanov, Aziz; Van den Berg, Marrit - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

This paper explores determinants of participation, intensity and the magnitude of the rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) in Tajikistan. Conducting analysis at the district level, in addition to traditional individual and household levels, helps to test the impact of institutional determinants of the...

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The Financing of R&D and Innovation

Hall, Bronwyn H.; Lerner, Josh - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …

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Business and financial method patents, innovation, and policy

Hall, Bronwyn H. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010

about the relationship between the patent system and innovation, in order to draw some tentative conclusions about their …

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Employment, Innovation, and Productivity: Evidence from Italian Microdata.

Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mairesse, Jacques; Lotti, Francesca - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … process innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of … product innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation …

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Measuring the Returns to R&D

Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mairesse, Jacques; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010

We review the econometric literature on measuring the returns to R&D. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are outlined, followed by an extensive discussion of measurement and econometric issues that arise when estimating the models. We then provide a series of tables summarizing the...

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Innovation and productivity

Hall, Bronwyn H. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

What do we know about the relationship between innovation and productivity among firms? The workhorse model of this … innovation are derived. The recent empirical evidence on the relationship between innovation and productivity in firms is then … surveyed. The conclusion is that there are substantial positive impacts of product innovation on revenue productivity, but that …

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