R&D and employment: An application of the LSDVC estimator using European microdata

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 116
Issue: 1
Pages: 56-59

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The job creation effect of business R&D is tested applying the dynamic LSDVC estimator to a longitudinal database covering 677 European companies over the period 1990–2008. Job creation is detected in services and high-tech manufacturing, but not in traditional sectors.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:116:y:2012:i:1:p:56-59
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-24