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The productivity impact of R&D investment : a comparison between the EU and the US
Castellani, Davide; Piva, Mariacristina; Schubert, Torben; … - 2016
Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU … in the high-tech industries), and this contributes to explaining the higher productivity of US firms. Conversely, EU …-tech sectors. Our results also show that the US/EU productivity gap has worsened during the crisis period, as the EU companies have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476418
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Is R&D good for employment? : microeconometric evidence from the EU
Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017
detected in the low-tech industries. From a policy point of view, this outcome is supporting the EU2020 strategy, but – taking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613411
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Is corporate R&D investment in high-tech sectors more effective? : some guidelines for European Research Policy
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; Potters, … - 2009
This paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors. The empirical analysis is based on both the European sectoral OECD data and on a unique micro longitudinal database consisting of 532 top European R&D investors. The main conclusions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003796272
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The transatlantic productivity gap : is R&D the main culprit?
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; … - 2011
these transatlantic differences may be related to the different sectoral structures in the US and the EU, we differentiated … change ; US ; EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235193
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Technological change and employment : were Ricardo and Marx right?
Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2017
The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, the economic insights about the employment impact of technological change are disentangled starting from the classical economists to nowadays theoretical and empirical analyses. On the other hand, an empirical test is provided; in particular,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596130