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    <title>Sources of productivity growth at the firm level: A production function approach</title>
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    <description>Title: Sources of productivity growth at the firm level: A production function approach
Authors: Smolny, Werner
Abstract: In the paper, the sources of productivity growth are investigated by an empirical analysis with micro data for West-German manufacturing firms. The theoretical framework corresponds to an augmented growth accounting approach based on a production function. The empirical results reveal that innovative firms exhibit more productivity increases. Large firms exhibit more productivity increases as compared with small firms, ceteris paribus, which hints towards scale economies at the firm level. However, innovations seem to be more productive in small firms. Scale economies at the sectoral level are indicated by positive spillover effects from others productivity changes.</description>
    <dc:date>1997-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Does active labour market policy affect structural unemployment? An empirical investigation for West German regions, 1986 to 1993</title>
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    <description>Title: Does active labour market policy affect structural unemployment? An empirical investigation for West German regions, 1986 to 1993
Authors: Büttner, Thiess; Prey, Hedwig
Abstract: In this paper, the impact of two instruments of active labor market policy (ALMP), namely continuous training programs and job creation schemes, on structural unemployment in West Germany for the period 1986 to 1993 is estimated using data for 74 planning regions. Based on a disequilibrium approach, we focus on a possible effect of ALMP programs on the labor market mismatch. Taking care of endogeneity, we do not find an effect of training programs on the mismatch. For job-creation schemes, the estimates reveal positive effects on the matching-efficiency, indicating that they contributed to a reduction in the structural rate of unemployment in West Germany during the time period considered.</description>
    <dc:date>1997-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Endogenous innovations in a model of the firm: Theory and empirical application for West-German manufacturing firms</title>
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    <description>Title: Endogenous innovations in a model of the firm: Theory and empirical application for West-German manufacturing firms
Authors: Smolny, Werner
Abstract: In the paper, a theoretical model of the determinants of innovation  behaviour and investment is developed. The model is estimated with micro-data for West- German manufacturing firms from the ifo firm panel. The empirical results reveal a positive effect from firm size and market power on innovations. In addition, innovations depend positively on others innovations which indicates positive spillover effects. Finally, innovations depend positively on measures of excess demand at the firm level. This implies that temporary demand shocks affect output and productivity in the short run and in the long run! This underlines the importance of financing constraints for innovations and the complementarity of innovations and investment.</description>
    <dc:date>1997-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Externalities, location, and regional development: Evidence from German district data</title>
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    <description>Title: Externalities, location, and regional development: Evidence from German district data
Authors: Büttner, Thiess
Abstract: Local productivity externalities play an important role in the recent literature on economic geography and regional growth. But apart from case studies there is only weak empirical evidence. Using a simple theoretic framework the paper derives two empirical implications of those externalities which are applied to district level data for German manufacturing industries. Although important regional concentration is found, significant correlation with local demand renders it difficult to draw conclusions. Yet, the importance of local externalities is supported by the long-run development of single industries, as the extent of general manufacturing activities represented by employment and the number of establishments has positive effects on growth.This result is confirmed from an analysis of regional establishment growth, and is finally shown to be consistent with the aggregate development in manufacturing employment.</description>
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