We use a French firm-level data set containing 13,000 firms over the period 1994–2004 to analyze the relationship between credit constraints and firms’ R&D behavior over the business cycle. Our main results can be summarized as follows: (i) R&D investment is countercyclical without...

We use a French firm-level data set containing 13,000 firms over the period 1993-2004 to analyze the relationship between credit constraints and firms' R&D behavior over the business cycle. Our main results can be summarized as follows: (i) the share of R&D investment over total investment is...

We use a French firm-level panel data set over the period 1993-2004 to analyze the relationship between credit constraints and firms' R&D behavior over the business cycle. Our main results can be summarized as follows: (i) the share of R&D investment over total investment is countercyclical...

This note investigates the effects of the education level, product market rigidities andemployment protection legislation on growth. It exploits macro-panel data for OECDcountries...

This note investigates the effects of the education level, product market rigidities and employment protection legislation on growth. It exploits macro-panel data for OECD countries. For countries close to the technological frontier, education and rigidities are significantly related to TFP...

La présente étude s'inscrit dans la littérature récente sur les déterminants de la croissance selon la position technologique des pays. Outre les effets respectifs de l'éducation et des régulations sur les marchés des biens et du travail, elle explore aussi une possible interaction entre...

This note investigates the effects of the education level, product market rigidities and employment protection legislation on growth. It exploits macro-panel data for OECD countries. For countries close to the technological frontier, education and rigidities are significantly related to TFP...

[ger] Diese Studie knüpft an die jüngste Fachliteratur über die Wachstumsdeterminanten entsprechend dem technologischen Stand der Länder an. Neben den Auswirkungen der Bildung und der Regulierung der Güter-und Arbeitsmärkte untersucht sie auch eine mögliche Wechselwirkung zwischen diesen...