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to influence productivity. To this end we estimate plant-level production functions augmented by regional characteristics …
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Increased productivity is one of the main drivers of economic growth. Considering the increasing importance of the … service sector in many economies studies of productivity in service firms are essential, but still rare. Questions concerning … the underlying reasons for productivity differences in service firms are therefore important. Why is the productivity in …
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, positively contribute to productivity of firms. While localization economies appear to be bound to the immediate neighborhood …
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its role in the creation of new knowledge suggest that productivity of knowledge creation in a region with a homogeneous …
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to expand economically and improve the quality of life for the population. Yet, productivity, profits and efficiency are … specificities and differences among metropolis is called for. However there has been a relatively scarce recording of productivity …
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This paper exploits a geocoded, publicly audited, full population dataset on employment and wages in Sweden's city areas, to analyze the relationship between density of economic activity and individual wages. The analysis is based on 250-by-250 meter (about 0.15 miles), 1 km2, 9 km2 and 100 km2...
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This paper analyses the effect of innovation on the well-established productivity-export association in the literature …. Here, we argue that actively innovative firms have a higher productivity, which make them more likely to become exporters … further, which may facilitate future productivity. We use the micro-data from two waves of Swedish Community Innovation Survey …
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associated with higher productivity levels. In this context, this paper explores the links between urban spatial structure and …
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International immigration affects the degree of cultural diversity present in a labour force. This paper focuses on the consequences of immigration with respect to the level of cultural diversity by estimating employment functions for individual establishments. The theory behind the empirical...
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correspond to asymmetries in the performance of firms with regard to productivity level and growth as well as innovativeness … distinctly higher level of productivity across all types of location. In addition, the productivity level of firms with …
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