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R&D and Productivity in German Manufacturing Firms
Harhoff, Dietmar - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 6 (1998) 1, pp. 29-50
This papcr uses a new firm panel data set to explore the relationship between R&D and productivity in German manufacturing firms for the period from 1979 to 1989. The results confirm the view that K&D is an important determinant of productivity growth. In the cross-section, the elasticity of...
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The Effect Of Technology Use On Productivity Growth
Mcguckin, Robert; Streitwieser, Mary; Doms, Mark - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 7 (1998) 1, pp. 1-26
This paper examines the relationship between the use of advanced technologies and productivity and productivity growth rates. We use data from the 1993 and 1988 Survey of Manufacturing Technology (SMT) to examine the use of advanced (computer based) technologies at two different points in time....
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Innovation and productivity in manufacturing and service firms in Catalonia: a regional approach
Segarra-Blasco, Agusti - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 19 (2010) 3, pp. 233-258
This article analyses the determinants of research and development (R&D) and the role of innovation on labour … in promoting innovation in both manufacturing and service industries, and driving growth throughout the regional economy … very prone to carrying out R&D and they invest more in innovation projects. R&D expenditures, output innovation, investment …
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