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Intangible Capital and Growth : Essays on Labor Productivity, Monetary Economics, and Political Economy, Vol. 1.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roth, Felix.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Contributions to Economics Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intangible Capital and Growth
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: The Productivity Puzzle: A Critical Assessment and an Outlook on the COVID-19 Crisis
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Determinants of Labor Productivity Growth
  • 3 Labor Productivity Growth, 1950-2006
  • 4 The Productivity Puzzle, 2007-2015
  • 5 Intangible Capital and the Productivity Puzzle
  • 6 An Outlook on the COVID-19 Crisis and Labor Productivity Growth
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Revisiting Intangible Capital and Labor Productivity Growth, 2000-2015: Accounting for the Crisis and Economic Reco...
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Linkages between Intangible Capital and Labor Productivity Growth
  • 3 Estimates on Intangible Capital
  • 4 Previous Empirical Results
  • 5 Model Specification, Research Design and Data
  • 5.1 Model Specification
  • 5.2 Research Design
  • 5.3 Data Sources
  • 5.4 A Note on the Construction of Intangible Capital Stocks
  • 5.5 A Note on the Construction of Intangible and Tangible Capital Services
  • 6 Descriptive Analysis
  • 7 Econometric Estimation
  • 8 Conclusions
  • Appendix 1 Construction of Intangible and Tangible Capital Services Growth
  • Appendix 2 Descriptive Statistics
  • Appendix 3 A Comparison of INNODRIVE and INTAN-Invest datasets
  • References
  • Chapter 3: The Rule of Law and Labor Productivity Growth by Businesses: Evidence for the EU, 1998-2005
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Rule of Law and Labor Productivity Growth by Businesses: Theoretical Links in an EU Context
  • 2.1 Direct Influence of the Rule of Law on Labor Productivity Growth by Businesses
  • 2.2 Indirect Influence of the Rule of Law on Labor Productivity Growth by Businesses
  • 3 Model Specifications, Research Design, Operationalization, and Data
  • 3.1 Model Specifications.
  • 3.1.1 A Model for the Direct Contribution of the Rule of Law to Labor Productivity Growth
  • 3.1.2 The Indirect Contribution of the Rule of Law to Labor Productivity Growth
  • 3.2 Research Design
  • 3.3 Operationalization and Measurement of the Data
  • 4 Empirical Description of the Rule of Law within the EU
  • 5 Econometric Results
  • 5.1 Econometric Results between the Rule of Law and Labor Productivity Growth
  • 5.2 Determinants of Intangible and Tangible Business Capital Investment
  • 6 Empirical Conclusion, Discussion, and Policy Conclusion
  • 6.1 Empirical Conclusion
  • 6.2 Discussion of the Results Considering the Underlying Theoretical Literature
  • 6.3 Policy Conclusions
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Operationalization of the Rule of Law
  • Appendix 2 An External Instrument for Measuring the Rule of Law in the Context of Development Economics
  • Appendix 3 Selected Statistics
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Organizational Trust, Fear of Job Loss, and TFP Growth: A Sectoral Analysis for the EU
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Links
  • 2.1 Organizational Capital and Economic Performance
  • 2.2 Organizational Trust and Economic Performance
  • 2.3 Fear of Job Loss and Economic Performance
  • 3 Model Specification, Research Design, and Data
  • 3.1 Model Specification
  • 3.2 Research Design
  • 3.3 Data
  • 4 Descriptive Statistics
  • 5 Econometric Analysis
  • 5.1 Sensitivity of Results
  • 5.2 How Do these Results Fit in with Other Existing Empirical Results?
  • 5.3 Objective Forces Driving Job Insecurity at the Individual Level
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Intangible Capital and Labor Productivity Growth: Panel Evidence for the EU from 1998-2005
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Links between Business Intangible Capital and Labor Productivity Growth.
  • 2.1 Theoretical Relationship between Intangible Capital and Labor Productivity Growth
  • 2.2 The Treatment of Intangible Expenditures
  • 3 Estimates of Intangible Capital Investment
  • 4 Previous Empirical Results
  • 5 Model Specification, Research Design, and Data
  • 5.1 Model Specification
  • 5.2 Research Design
  • 5.3 Data
  • 5.4 A Note on the Construction of Intangible Capital Stocks
  • 5.5 A Note on the Construction of Intangible and Tangible Capital Services
  • 6 Descriptive Analysis
  • 7 Econometric Analysis
  • 7.1 Sensitivity Analysis
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Descriptive Statistics
  • Appendix 2 Construction of Intangible and Tangible Capital Services
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Measuring Innovation: Intangible Capital Investment in the EU
  • 1 Innovation and EU 2020: Is R&amp
  • D the Sole Factor for Measuring Innovativeness?
  • 2 How Does R&amp
  • D Investment by Businesses Compare to Investment in Intangibles in the EU?
  • 3 Comparison between Tangible and Intangible Capital Investment in the EU
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Does Too Much Trust Hamper Economic Growth?
  • Introduction
  • 1 Theoretical Links Between Social Capital, Trust, and Economic Growth
  • 1.1 Social Capital and Trust
  • 1.2 Relationship Between Social Capital, Trust, and Economic Growth
  • 2 Previous Findings
  • 3 Data and Measurement
  • 3.1 Operationalization
  • 3.2 Model Specification
  • 3.3 Measurement of Data
  • 4 Descriptive Statistics
  • 5 Econometric Analysis
  • 5.1 Cross-Sectional Analysis
  • 5.2 Pooled Panel Analysis
  • 5.3 Panel Analysis
  • 5.3.1 Sensitivity Analysis
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Social Capital, Trust, and Economic Growth
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Extension of the Neoclassical Model Assumption
  • 3 Criticism of the Concept of Social Capital or Why Is There Capital in Social Capital?.
  • 4 The State of the Art and Definition of Social Capital
  • 4.1 Colemanś Definition of Social Capital
  • 4.2 Putnamś Definition of Social Capital
  • 5 Interpersonal Trust
  • 6 Positive Correlation between Social Capital, Trust, and Growth
  • 7 Negative Relationship Between Social Capital, Trust, and Growth
  • 7.1 Mancur Olson
  • 7.2 Mistrust, Fear, and Economic Growth
  • 8 Operationalization of Social Capital
  • 9 Social Capital, Trust, and Economic Growth: Empirical Findings
  • 10 Concluding Remarks
  • References.

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