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

• Superior document: Contributions to Economics Series
• Author: Roth, Felix.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to Economics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (195 pages)

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.