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Technology frontier, labor productivity and economic growth: Evidence from OECD countries
Azomahou, Theophile; Diene, Bity; Diene, Mbaye - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
We use 29 OECD countries data spanning over 1960-2000 to study the growth strategy when countries are close to the technology frontier. Relying on a semi-parametric generalized additive model, we estimate labor productivity equations. We find that the number of agents enrolled in higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712017
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856381
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Optimal health investment with separable and non-separable preferences
Azomahou, Theophile; Soete, Luc; Diene, Bity; Diene, Mbaye - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
We use a general equilibrium framework to study optimal health investment in a dynamic model where agents derive utility from consumption and health. The steady state and the dynamics of the model are studied under separable and non-separable preferences. A shock undermining health which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856393
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712047
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712105
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712138
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712167
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Nonlinearities in productivity growth: A semi-parametric panel analysis
Azomahou, Theophile; Diene, Bity; Diene, Mbaye - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
We use country panel data spanning over 1998-2008 for both developed and developing countries to study the productivity growth when countries are close to the technology frontier. Relying on a semi-parametric generalized additive model, we estimate both reduced and structural forms for total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712327