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Browsing Working Papers by Subject "O33"
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Title:Technology Adoption, Turbulence and the Dynamics of Unemployment
Author(s):DUERNECKER, GeorgDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:The divergence of unemployment rates between the U.S. and Europe coincided
with a substantial acceleration in capital-embodied technical change in the late 70’s.
Furthermore, evidence suggests that European economies ...
Title:Empirical Evidence on Growth and Volatility
Author(s):STASTNY, Michael; ZAGLER, MartinDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper empirically investigates the relationship between long-run economic growth and output
volatility. There is an emerging theoretical literature on the topic which is inconclusive on the size and
direction of the ...
Title:Talent Utilization, a Source of Bias in Measuring TFP
Author(s):ZOABI, HosnyDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract: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 ...
Title:Technology Adoption and the Selection Effect of Trade
Author(s):NAVAS-RUIZ, Antonio; SALA, DavideDate:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI ECOAbstract:The reallocation of output across plants and the productivity growth at individual plants
are both important sources of productivity growth at the industry level. Recent evidence
has shown that trade liberalization is ...