Peters Innovation and Firm Performance

An Empirical Investigation for German Firms
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-7908-2026-3
Verlag: Physica-Verlag HD
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 38, 226 Seiten

Reihe: ZEW Economic Studies

The process of firms' growth - in terms of productivity or employment - is a major concern of policy makers. In this context, innovations are considered to play a crucial role in stimulating firms' performance. This book investigates this general hypothesis by looking at three topics: 1. Does innovation lead to an increase in employment growth? 2. Does innovation boost labour productivity? 3. Does innovation in one period improve innovation performance in subsequent periods?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peters, Bettina

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Contents;9
3;1 Introduction;12
3.1;1.1 Motivation;12
3.2;1.2 Background, Outline, and Research Strategies;16
4;2 Data Set and Descriptive Analysis;21
4.1;2.1 Mannheim Innovation Panel;21
4.2;2.2 Additional Data Sources;37
4.3;2.3 Descriptive Analysis: Innovation Activities in Germany;38
4.4;Appendix A1: Tables;42
4.5;Appendix A2: Examples of Product and Process Innovations;45
5;3 Employment Effects of Innovation Activities;47
5.1;3.1 Introduction;47
5.2;3.2 Theoretical Considerations;50
5.3;3.3 Survey: Previous Empirical Findings;53
5.4;3.4 Theoretical and Econometric Model;55
5.5;3.5 Empirical Analysis for Germany;61
5.6;3.6 International Comparison Between France, Spain, UK and Germany;89
5.7;3.7 Summary and Discussion of Results;108
5.8;Appendix B;113
6;4 Productivity Effects of Innovation Activities;118
6.1;4.1 Introduction;118
6.2;4.2 Literature Review;120
6.3;4.3 Econometric Model;132
6.4;4.4 Data Set;134
6.5;4.5 Empirical Implementation;136
6.6;4.6 Descriptive Analysis;140
6.7;4.7 Econometric Analysis;144
6.8;4.8 Conclusion;153
6.9;Appendix C;155
7;5 Persistence Effects of Innovation Activities;160
7.1;5.1 Introduction;160
7.2;5.2 Theoretical Explanations;163
7.3;5.3 What Do We Know So Far? Previous Empirical Findings;165
7.4;5.4 Data Set;167
7.5;5.5 Measurement Issues;169
7.6;5.6 Stylised Facts;170
7.7;5.7 Econometric Analysis;177
7.8;5.8 Conclusion;201
7.9;Appendix D1: Average Partial E ects;203
7.10;Appendix D2: Tables;206
8;6 Summary and Conclusion;209
9;Abbreviations;212
10;List of Figures;214
11;List of Tables;215
12;References;218