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Human Capital and Growth of Information and Communication Technology-intensive Industries: Empirical Evidence from Open Economies
(2013)
This paper examines the effect of human capital on the growth of ICT-intensive industries using data from a sample of open economies over the period 1980-1999. Our econometric analysis suggest that value added and employment ...
Labour Market Models in the EU
(CEPS, 2011)
In the European Union, the most important labour market models that have been proposed for labour market reform are flexicurity and the transitional labour market. In this position paper, we conceptualise the models of ...
What Determines the Location Choice of R&D Activities by Multinational Firms?
(2013)
We analyse 446 location decisions of R&D activities by multinational firms incorporated in the European Union over 1999-2006. Our results suggest that on average, the location probability of a representative R&D foreign ...
Employment Protection and Innovation Intensity
(2012)
We examine the impact of the strictness of employment protection legislation on innovation intensity. To this purpose, we use a panel of annual data from OECD countries over the period 1990-1999 and estimate difference-i ...
The Effects of the Internationalisation of Firms on Innovation and Productivity
(2010)
This paper examines the effects of the internationalisation of firms via foreign direct investment and trade on their innovation and productivity performance. Our econometric results suggest that foreign affiliates and ...
International Transmission of Business Cycles
(ESRI, 2010)
Increased international economic integration over the past two decades has stimulated a growing academic and policy interest in the analysis of the international transmission of business cycles. There has been renewed ...
The Effect of Real Exchange Rate Changes on Labour Productivity Growth
(ESRI, 08/08/2012)
We examine the effect of changes in international competitiveness on labour productivity growth through three channels: (i) export, (ii) import, and (iii) import competition. Using micro data from the Irish manufacturing ...
The Effects of the Euro on Intra-Euro Area Exports
(ESRI, 2011)
An important argument for the adoption of the euro was the expectation that it would boost trade. Existing theory suggests several channels through which the euro would enhance trade. First, eliminating exchange rate ...