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245 0 0 _aProductivity, innovation, and economic performance /
260 _aCambridge, England ;
_aNew York
_bCambridge University Press,
_cc2000.
300 _avii, 289 p. :
500 _a1. Introduction R. Barrell; 2. Britain's productivity performance in international perspective: 1879–1990: a sectoral analysis S. Broadberry; 3. Labour productivity and product quality: their growth and inter-industry transmission in the UK 1979–1990 C. Greenhalgh and M. Gregory; 4. Productivity, employment and the 'IT paradox': evidence from financial services M. Haynes and S. Thompson; 5. Productivity and service quality in banking: commercial lending in Britain, the United States and Germany G. Mason, B. Keltner and K. Wagner; 6. Productivity growth in an open economy: the experience of the UK G. Cameron, J. Proudman and S. Redding; 7. Innovation and market value B. H. Hall; 8. Gross investment and technological change: a diffusion P. Stoneman and Myung-Joong Kwon; 9. National systems of innovation under strain: the internalisation of corporate R&D P. Patel and K. Pavitt; 10. Agglomeration economies, technology spillovers, and company productivity growth P. Geroski, I. Small and C. Walters; 11. Human capital, investment and innovation: what are the connections? S. Nickell and D. Nicolitsas.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThe book examines differences in productivity between nations, and provides comprehensive discussion as to why such differences exist; it addresses the importance of the growth and measurement of service productivity, and studies the role of human capital in adapting to new technologies. The creation of knowledge through research and development and its diffusion through trade, investment and the interaction of firms are also fully investigated.
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650 0 _aIndustrial productivity.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
650 0 _aEconomic policy.
650 0 _aIndustries.
700 1 _aBarrell, Ray.
700 1 _aMason, Geoff,
700 1 _aO'Mahony, Mary.
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