Employment effects of innovation at the firm level

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This paper analyzes empirically the effects of innovation on employment at the firm level using a uniquely long panel dataset of German manufacturing firms. The overall effect of innovations on employment often remains unclear in theoretical contributions due to reverse effects. We distinguish between product and process innovations and additionally introduce different innovation categories. We find clearly positive effects for product and process innovations on employment growth with the effects for process innovations being slightly higher. For product innovations that involved patent applications we can identify an additional positive effect on employment.

Object Details

• ISBN: 3-937804-03-X
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Weidener Diskussionspapiere ; No. 3

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Demand ; Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General ; Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
• Subject: employment ; innovation ; patent ; firm size ; panel data ; Innovation ; Beschäftigungseffekt ; Unternehmensentwicklung ; Verarbeitendes Gewerbe ; Schätzung ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Rottmann, Horst ; Lachenmaier, Stefan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Fachhochschule Amberg-Weiden
• (where): Weiden i.d.OPf.
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/56487
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET