This study provides the first set of estimates of the returns to schooling over an extended period in Russia and Ukraine (1985-2002). There has been an increase in returns to schooling in both countries but the increase is much bigger in Russia than in Ukraine. The intriguing question is why...

Research and development (R&D) indicators are increasingly used not only to facilitate international comparisons, but also as targets for policies stimulating research. An example of such an indicator is R&D intensity. The decomposition method of R&D intensity was conceived with the aim of...

Deutsche multinationale Unternehmen sind im Durchschnitt weniger forschungsintensiv als Unternehmen in den USA, Japan und einigen nordeuropäischen Ländern. Der entscheidende Grund dafür ist, dass sie weniger in den besonders forschungsintensiven Sektoren der Spitzentechnologie und den...

n Russia and Ukraine (1985-2002). There has been an increase in returns to schooling in both countries but the increase is much bigger in Russia than in Ukraine. The intriguing question is why returns to schooling in Russia and Ukraine diverged so much over the transition period while the skill...

This study provides the first set of estimates of the returns to schooling over an extended period in Russia and Ukraine (1985-2002). There has been an increase in returns to schooling in both countries but the increase is much bigger in Russia than in Ukraine. The intriguing question is why...

Deutsche multinationale Unternehmen sind im Durchschnitt weniger forschungsintensiv als Unternehmen in den USA, Japan und einigen nordeuropäischen Ländern. Der entscheidende Grund dafür ist, dass sie weniger in den besonders forschungsintensiven Sektoren der Spitzentechnologie und den...

Research and development (R&D) indicators are increasingly used not only to facilitate international comparisons, but also as targets for policies stimulating research. An example of such an indicator is R&D intensity. The decomposition method of R&D intensity was conceived with the aim of...