Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
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This empirical research note documents the relationship between composition of a firm’s workforce (with a special focus on age and gender) and its performance with
respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly available data. We find that firms with a higher share of older workers have significantly
lower proportions of R&D outlays in total revenues and of R&D employment in total employment, whereas firms with a higher share of female employment seem to be more active in R&D
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Zeitschrift | Journal for Labour Market Research |
Jahrgang | 47 |
Ausgabenummer | 3 |
Seiten (von - bis) | 223-231 |
Anzahl der Seiten | 9 |
ISSN | 1614-3485 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Erschienen - 01.09.2014 |
- Gender und Diversity
- Ageing, Firm performance, Gender, Germany, Innovation, R&D