Showing 71 - 80 of 260
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011736202
, probably through its impact on product innovation. The market rewards those businesses that managed to improve their efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014208743
This paper investigates the extent to which productivity growth is the result of turnover - the process that shifts output from one firm to another as a result of the competitive process. Turnover occurs because some firms gain market share and others lose it. Some turnover is due to entry and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014208746
We examine the simultaneous effects of real-exchange-rate movements and of tariff reductions on plant death in Canadian manufacturing industries between 1979 and 1996. We find that both currency appreciation and tariff cuts increase the probability of plant death, but that tariff reductions have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143948
This paper studies the links between productivity, innovation and research at the firm level. We introduce three new … features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investment … of firms engage in research activities and/or apply for patents; productivity, innovation and research are endogenously …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009200615
We review the econometric literature on measuring the returns to R&D. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are outlined, followed by an extensive discussion of measurement and econometric issues that arise when estimating the models. We then provide a series of tables summarizing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008630002
presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … process innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of … product innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712105
We review the econometric literature on measuring the returns to R&D. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are outlined, followed by an extensive discussion of measurement and econometric issues that arise when estimating the models. We then provide a series of tables summarizing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712138
include ICT investment and R&D as the two main inputs of innovation and productivity. We find that R&D and ICT are both … strongly associated with innovation and productivity, with R&D being more important for innovation and ICT for productivity. We … explore their possible complementarity in innovation and production but find none, although there is complementarity between R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099695
presents some empirical evidence on the e®ects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on ¯rms' productivity with the … innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of product … innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293026