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entrepreneurial technology motivated by recent microeconomic literature that fits with the evidence. For this, it introduces two …
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. This paper proposes a simple theory of skill-biased change in entrepreneurial technology that fits with cross …
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This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...
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resources in science and technology explain some part of the regional human capital stock, they cannot explain the bulk of the …
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This paper investigates the determinants of the service sector employment share in the EU- 15, for the aggregate service sector, four sub-sectors and twelve service sector branches. Recently, both Europe and the US have experienced an increase in the share of servicerelated jobs in total...
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asymmetries in the convergence process of the RULCs and its components – real wages, capital intensity, and technology – are … achieving real convergence and, by extension, nominal convergence. We conclude by outlining technology as the key convergence …
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Die künftige Entwicklung am Arbeitsmarkt ist von drei Megatrends geprägt: Einer Verlagerung unternehmerischer Verantwortung und Risiken auf Arbeitnehmer, steigenden fachlichen Qualifikationsanforderungen und einem drastischen Rückgang des Erwerbspersonenpotentials infolge des demographischen...
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owners. The exogenous component of technology ownership is isolated by using information on the regional presence of … average regional elevation. Results indicate that for firms with female owners, technology adoption improves value-added per …
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this expansion in technology adoption rates, penetration rates differ markedly between developed and developing countries …, telephone density, legal quality and banking sector development are associated with technology penetration rates. Overall, the … countries. Estimates from Blinder-Oaxaca decompositions reveal that the main factors responsible for low rates of technology …
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Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national governments’ policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are ‘empowering’ for higher education institutions, or in...
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