Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "L16"

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Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "L16"

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    Title: Detecting Propagation Effects by Observing Aggregate Distributions: The Case of Lumpy Investments  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; LAI, Chaoqun; NIREI, Makoto Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: By using an extensive panel data set of Italian firms, we show empirically that the fraction of firms that engage in a lumpy investment follows a non-normal, double-exponential distribution across region-year. We propose ...
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    Title: Product and Process Innovation in a Growth Model of Firm Selection  Author(s): BENEDETTI FASIL, Cristiana Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Recent empirical evidence based on firm level data emphasizes firm heterogeneity in innovation activities and the different effects of process and product innovations on the productivity level and productivity growth. To ...
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    Title: Talent Utilization, a Source of Bias in Measuring TFP  Author(s): ZOABI, Hosny Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes a model of economic growth that explains differences in economic structure across countries. It highlights the interplay between productivity, talents utilization and entrepreneurship incentives. The ...
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    Title: Non-Price Competition and Exchange Rate Pass-Through  Author(s): ASCIONE, Aurora Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: A substantial body of empirical works document that exchange rate pass-through to con- sumer prices is incomplete. This evidence has cast doubts on the ability of flexible exchange rates to generate expenditure switching. ...
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    Title: Employment Protection, Firm Selection, and Growth  Author(s): POSCHKE, Markus Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of firing costs on aggregate productivity growth. For this purpose, a model of endogenous growth through selection and imitation is developed. It is consistent with recent evidence on firm ...