We investigate co-operative innovative activity in four major European countries, France, Germany, Spain and the UK, using internationally comparable firm-level data for manufacturing and service sectors. We examine the roles of knowledge flows, cost- and risk-sharing and public financial...

We investigate the relationship between the location of private sector R&D labs and university research departments in Great Britain. We combine establishment-level data on R&D activity with information on levels and changes in research quality from the Research Assessment Exercise. The...

We use unique workplace and employee-level data to evaluate a majorUK government pilot program to increase qualification-based, employer-providedtraining for low-qualified employees. We evaluate the program'seffect using a difference-in-differences approach. Using data on eligibleemployers and...

À l'heure où le gouvernement s'apprête à mettre en place les " emplois d'avenir ", l'étude du CEE auprès d'une cohorte d'anciens bénéficiaires du dispositif emplois jeunes est instructive. L'exploitation de l'enquête Génération 1998 à 10 ans du Céreq montre que ce type de mesure...