Workers have different abilities in research, development and innovation (R&D&I) activities. Firms have different … “prospects for innovation”. Innovation is facilitated by matching innovators, i.e. workers that are specialized in R&D&I to firms … with good prospects for innovation. Aggregate productivity growth requires that firms with the best prospects for …

innovation Germany. But the golden decade came to an end in 2018. In 2019 the global automotive market began to shrink. Added to …