Innovation, employment, and firm performance in the German service sector : with 30 tables

Empirical and theoretical evidence on the German service sector is inversely related to its growing overall importance for the entire economy. This monograph offers a comprehensive theory-based econometric treatment of three important and severely understudied issues related to services: innovative activity, the effects of innovation on the demand for labour, and the performance of newly founded firms. In addition, the book contains detailed descriptive statistics on innovative activity, skill mix as well as on growth and current economic importance. It offers researchers, policy makers, and practitioners a unique opportunity to gain knowledge on the new German service economy. Front Matter....Pages I-X Preliminary remarks....Pages 1-2 The anatomy of the German service sector....Pages 3-19 Research and research organization....Pages 21-73 New technologies, wages and employment....Pages 75-107 Financial distress of newly founded service sector firms....Pages 109-137 Summary and conclusions....Pages 139-141 Back Matter....Pages 143-164