Date of This Version
7-1-2016
Abstract
This paper studies firms’ decisions to export and invest in R&D and their effects on employment growth and labor flows for a sample of Italian SMEs operating in the manufacturing industry. After accounting for the under-reporting of R&D in SMEs, our quantile regressions reveal that (i) R&D is associated with higher employment growth rates, higher hiring rates and lower separation rates; (ii) R&D-induced exports are negatively related to employment growth and accessions and positively related to separations; and (iii) pure exports are not a driver of employment growth and labor flows.
Recommended Citation
Di Cintio, Marco; Ghosh, Sucharita; and Grassi, Emanuele, "Firm Employment Growth, R&D Expenditures and Exports" (July 01, 2016). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers. Paper 1131.
https://services.bepress.com/feem/paper1131