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Preface
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Contents
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1 Introduction
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1.1 Motivation
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1.2 Background, Outline, and Research Strategies
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2 Data Set and Descriptive Analysis
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2.1 Mannheim Innovation Panel
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2.2 Additional Data Sources
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2.3 Descriptive Analysis: Innovation Activities in Germany
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Appendix A1: Tables
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Appendix A2: Examples of Product and Process Innovations
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3 Employment Effects of Innovation Activities
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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Theoretical Considerations
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3.3 Survey: Previous Empirical Findings
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3.4 Theoretical and Econometric Model
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3.5 Empirical Analysis for Germany
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3.6 International Comparison Between France, Spain, UK and Germany
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3.7 Summary and Discussion of Results
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Appendix B
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4 Productivity Effects of Innovation Activities
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4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Literature Review
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4.3 Econometric Model
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4.4 Data Set
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4.5 Empirical Implementation
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4.6 Descriptive Analysis
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4.7 Econometric Analysis
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4.8 Conclusion
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Appendix C
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5 Persistence Effects of Innovation Activities
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5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Theoretical Explanations
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5.3 What Do We Know So Far? Previous Empirical Findings
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5.4 Data Set
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5.5 Measurement Issues
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5.6 Stylised Facts
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5.7 Econometric Analysis
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5.8 Conclusion
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Appendix D1: Average Partial E ects
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Appendix D2: Tables
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6 Summary and Conclusion
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Abbreviations
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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References
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