's innovation and export activities, using unique firm survey data which provides direct measures for innovations and firm … export and innovation activities to become substitutes although they are generally natural complements. …

answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs' counterparts, i.e. the 'control … very important but specific function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity growth …

, measured by labour productivity. To this end, the stochastic frontier technique is applied, basing the analysis on a unique … results of this study suggest that - if the aim is to leverage companies' productivity - emphasis should be put on supporting …-tech sector turns out to have a minor effect. Instead, encouraging investment in fixed assets appears vital for the productivity …

while there was an increase in the productivity of factor inputs during the 1990s, most of the growth in value added is …

of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. We develop a …

answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e. the ‘control … very important - but specific - function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity …