Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce?: evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

Christian Pfeifer () and Joachim Wagner ()

Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, vol. 47, issue 3, 223-231

Abstract: "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." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Auswirkungen; IAB-kombinierte Firmendaten; Beschäftigtenstruktur; Forschung und Entwicklung; Forschungsaufwand; Geschlechterverteilung; IAB-Betriebs-Historik-Panel; Innovationsfähigkeit; Altersstruktur; produzierendes Gewerbe; 2003-2006 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07-26
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Working Paper: Is Innovative Firm Behavior Correlated with Age and Gender Composition of the Workforce? Evidence from a New Type of Data for German Enterprises (2012)
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