Do private equity owned firms have better management practices? (2009)
Bloom, Nick, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from over 4,000 medium sized manufacturing firms across Asia, Europe and the US. These measures of managerial practice are...
The organization of firms across countries (2009)
Bloom, Nick, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We argue that social capital as proxied by regional trust and the Rule of Law can improve aggregate productivity through facilitating greater firm decentralization. We collect original data on the...
Bloom, Nick, Garicano, Luis, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the “information” and “communication” components together. We show theoretically and empirically that...
What if Congress doubled R&D spending on the physical sciences? (2009)
Freeman, Richard B., Van Reenen, John
Many business, academic, and scientific groups have recommended that the Congress substantially increase R&D spending in the near future. President Bush’s American Competitiveness Initiative calls...
Innovation and institutional ownership (2009)
Aghion, Philippe, Van Reenen, John, Zingales, Luigi
We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite-weighted patents). To explore the mechanism through which this link arises, we...
Scrutiny of potential mergers by the European Commission often focuses on unilateral effects or single firm dominance. But some cases have involved concerns over coordinated effects: the concern that...
Interoperability and market foreclosure in the European Microsoft case (2008)
Kuhn, Kai Uwe, Van Reenen, John
In this paper we discuss some of the most important economic issues raised in European Commission vs. Microsoft (2004) concerning the market for work group servers. In our view, the most important...
Scrutiny of potential mergers by the European Commission often focuses on unilateral effects or single firm dominance. But some cases have involved concerns over coordinated effects: the concern that...
Interoperability and market foreclosure in the European Microsoft case (2008)
Kuhn, Kai Uwe, Van Reenen, John
In this paper we discuss some of the most important economic issues raised in European Commission vs. Microsoft (2004) concerning the market for work group servers. In our view, the most important...
Hall, Emma, Propper, Carol, Van Reenen, John
Labor market regulation can have harmful unintended consequences. In many markets, especially for public sector workers, pay is regulated to be the same for individuals across heterogeneous...
Hall, Emma, Propper, Carol, Van Reenen, John
Labor market regulation can have harmful unintended consequences. In many markets, especially for public sector workers, pay is regulated to be the same for individuals across heterogeneous...
Hall, Emma, Propper, Carol, Van Reenen, John
Labor market regulation can have harmful unintended consequences. In many markets, especially for public sector workers, pay is regulated to be the same for individuals across heterogeneous...
Technology, information, and the decentralization of the firm (2007)
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
Technology, information, and the decentralization of the firm (2007)
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
What drives good management around the world? (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Genakos, Christos, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
What drives good management around the world? (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Genakos, Christos, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
The evolution of inequality in productivity and wages: panel data evidence (2007)
Faggio, Giulia, Salvanes, Kjell G., Van Reenen, John
There has been a remarkable increase in wage inequality in the US, UK and many other countries over the past three decades. A significant part of this appears to be within observable groups (such as...
Is distance dying at last? Falling home bias in fixed effects models of patent citations (2007)
Griffith, Rachel, Lee, Sokbae, Van Reenen, John
We examine the “home bias” of international knowledge spillovers as measured by the speed of patent citations (i.e. knowledge spreads slowly over international boundaries). We present the first...
The evolution of inequality in productivity and wages: panel data evidence (2007)
Faggio, Giulia, Salvanes, Kjell G., Van Reenen, John
There has been a remarkable increase in wage inequality in the US, UK and many other countries over the past three decades. A significant part of this appears to be within observable groups (such as...
Is distance dying at last? Falling home bias in fixed effects models of patent citations (2007)
Griffith, Rachel, Lee, Sokbae, Van Reenen, John
We examine the “home bias” of international knowledge spillovers as measured by the speed of patent citations (i.e. knowledge spreads slowly over international boundaries). We present the first...
Azmat, Ghazala, Manning, Alan, Van Reenen, John
Labor’s share of GDP in most OECD countries has declined over the last two decades. Some authors have suggested that these changes are linked to deregulation of product and labor markets. To...
Azmat, Ghazala, Manning, Alan, Van Reenen, John
Labor’s share of GDP in most OECD countries has declined over the last two decades. Some authors have suggested that these changes are linked to deregulation of product and labor markets. To...
Americans do I.T. better: US multinationals and the productivity miracle (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If...
Changes in wage inequality (2007)
Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
We examine trends in wage inequality in the US and other countries over the past four decades. We show that there has been a secular increase in the 90-50 wage differential in the US and the UK since...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for R&D subsidies relies on empirical evidence that R&D "spills over" between firms. But firm performance is affected by two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
Americans do I.T. better: US multinationals and the productivity miracle (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If...
Changes in wage inequality (2007)
Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
We examine trends in wage inequality in the US and other countries over the past four decades. We show that there has been a secular increase in the 90-50 wage differential in the US and the UK since...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2007)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for R&D subsidies relies on empirical evidence that R&D "spills over" between firms. But firm performance is affected by two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
Productivity and ICTs: a review of the evidence (2007)
Draca, Mirko, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity...
Productivity and ICTs: a review of the evidence (2007)
Draca, Mirko, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity...
Productivity and ICTs: a review of the evidence (2007)
Draca, Mirko, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity...
Uncertainty and investment dynamics (2006)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nick, Bond, Steve
This paper shows that, with (partial) irreversibility, higher uncertainty reduces the impact effect of demand shocks on investment. Uncertainty increases real option values making firms more cautious...
Uncertainty and investment dynamics (2006)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nick, Bond, Steve
This paper shows that, with (partial) irreversibility, higher uncertainty reduces the impact effect of demand shocks on investment. Uncertainty increases real option values making firms more cautious...
Productivity and ICT: a review of the evidence (2006)
Draca, Mirko, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity...
Uncertainty and investment dynamics (2006)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nick, Bond, Steve
This paper shows that, with (partial) irreversibility, higher uncertainty reduces the impact effect of demand shocks on investment. Uncertainty increases real option values making firms more cautious...
Productivity and ICT: a review of the evidence (2006)
Draca, Mirko, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We survey the micro and macro literature on the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on productivity. The “Solow Paradox” of the absence of an impact of ICT on productivity...
Have unions turned the corner? New evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms (2006)
Have unions turned the corner? New evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms (2006)
Have unions turned the corner? New evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms (2006)
Technology, information and the decentralization of the firm (2006)
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the...
Have unions turned the corner? new evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms (2006)
Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper reports results from a recent survey we conducted on the union status of over 650 firms in the private sector of the UK. Compared to earlier periods, the survey shows that since 1997 there...
Technology, information and the decentralization of the firm (2006)
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the...
Have unions turned the corner? new evidence on recent trends in union recognition in UK firms (2006)
Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper reports results from a recent survey we conducted on the union status of over 650 firms in the private sector of the UK. Compared to earlier periods, the survey shows that since 1997 there...
Technology, information and the decentralization of the firm (2006)
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the...
Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries (2006)
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the US, France, Germany and the UK. These measures of managerial practice are...
Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries (2006)
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the US, France, Germany and the UK. These measures of managerial practice are...
Measuring and explaining management practices across firms and countries (2006)
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the US, France, Germany and the UK. These measures of managerial practice are...
Minimum wages and firm profitability (2006)
Draca, Mirko, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially employment), there is hardly any evidence on their impact on firm performance. This...
Minimum wages and firm profitability (2006)
Draca, Mirko, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially employment), there is hardly any evidence on their impact on firm performance. This...
Minimum wages and firm profitability (2006)
Draca, Mirko, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially employment), there is hardly any evidence on their impact on firm performance. This...
Work-life balance, management practices and productivity (2006)
Bloom, Nick, Kretschmer, Tobias, Van Reenen, John
Do “Anglo-Saxon” management practices generate higher productivity only at the expense of lousy work-life balance (WLB) for workers? Many critics of “neo-libéralisme sauvage” have argued...
Work-life balance, management practices and productivity (2006)
Bloom, Nick, Kretschmer, Tobias, Van Reenen, John
Do “Anglo-Saxon” management practices generate higher productivity only at the expense of lousy work-life balance (WLB) for workers? Many critics of “neo-libéralisme sauvage” have argued...
Management Practices, Work--L ife Balance, and Productivity: A Review of Some Recent Evidence (2006)
Increasing product-market competition is believed to be a driving force behind higher productivity. However, even those critics of globalization who accept this argument claim that there is a hard...
The growth of network computing : quality adjusted price changes for network servers (2005)
In this paper we investigate the evolution of quality adjusted prices for servers motivated by two facts. First, the productivity acceleration in the US economy since the mid 1990s is closely linked...
The growth of network computing : quality adjusted price changes for network servers (2005)
In this paper we investigate the evolution of quality adjusted prices for servers motivated by two facts. First, the productivity acceleration in the US economy since the mid 1990s is closely linked...
The growth of network computing : quality adjusted price changes for network servers (2005)
In this paper we investigate the evolution of quality adjusted prices for servers motivated by two facts. First, the productivity acceleration in the US economy since the mid 1990s is closely linked...
Management practices: the impact on company performance (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Dorgan, Stephen, Dowdy, John, Rippin, Tom, Van Reenen, John
Management practices across firms and nations (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Dorgan, Stephen, Dowdy, John, Van Reenen, John, Rippin, Tom
Management practices: the impact on company performance (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Dorgan, Stephen, Dowdy, John, Rippin, Tom, Van Reenen, John
Management practices across firms and nations (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Dorgan, Stephen, Dowdy, John, Van Reenen, John, Rippin, Tom
New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition (2005)
Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper reports results from a recent survey we conducted on the union status of over 650 firms in the private sector of the UK. Compared to earlier periods, the survey shows that since 1997 there...
New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition (2005)
Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper reports results from a recent survey we conducted on the union status of over 650 firms in the private sector of the UK. Compared to earlier periods, the survey shows that since 1997 there...
New survey evidence on recent changes in UK union recognition (2005)
Blanden, Jo, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper reports results from a recent survey we conducted on the union status of over 650 firms in the private sector of the UK. Compared to earlier periods, the survey shows that since 1997 there...
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2005)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2005)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
The impact of training on productivity and wages : evidence from British panel data (2005)
Dearden, Lorraine, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John
It is standard in the literature on training to use wages as a sufficient statistic for productivity. But there are many reasons why wages and productivity may diverge. This paper is part of a...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Government policies to support R&D are predicated on empirical evidence of R&D "spillovers" between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology spillovers...
The impact of training on productivity and wages : evidence from British panel data (2005)
Dearden, Lorraine, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John
It is standard in the literature on training to use wages as a sufficient statistic for productivity. But there are many reasons why wages and productivity may diverge. This paper is part of a...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Government policies to support R&D are predicated on empirical evidence of R&D "spillovers" between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology spillovers...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for many R&D and technology policies relies on empirical evidence that R&D ‘spills over’ between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
The impact of training on productivity and wages : evidence from British panel data (2005)
Dearden, Lorraine, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John
It is standard in the literature on training to use wages as a sufficient statistic for productivity. But there are many reasons why wages and productivity may diverge. This paper is part of a...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Government policies to support R&D are predicated on empirical evidence of R&D "spillovers" between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology spillovers...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for many R&D and technology policies relies on empirical evidence that R&D ‘spills over’ between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for many R&D and technology policies relies on empirical evidence that R&D “spills over” between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry (2005)
Bloom, Nick, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for many R&D and technology policies relies on empirical evidence that R&D “spills over” between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2005)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
Griffith, Rachel, Harrison, Rupert, Van Reenen, John
How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the "technology sourcing" hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers...
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2004)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
With increasing globalisation of knowledge, there are increased opportunities to 'learn' from the experience of policy interventions elsewhere. This paper presents evidence on the extent of...
Griffith, Rachel, Harrison, Rupert, Van Reenen, John
How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the "technology sourcing" hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers...
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2004)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
With increasing globalisation of knowledge, there are increased opportunities to 'learn' from the experience of policy interventions elsewhere. This paper presents evidence on the extent of...
Griffith, Rachel, Harrison, Rupert, Van Reenen, John
How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the "technology sourcing" hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers...
Griffith, Rachel, Harrison, Rupert, Van Reenen, John
How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the "technology sourcing" hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D spillovers...
The internationalisation of public welfare policy (2004)
Banks, James, Disney, Richard, Duncan, Alan, Van Reenen, John
With increasing globalisation of knowledge, there are increased opportunities to 'learn' from the experience of policy interventions elsewhere. This paper presents evidence on the extent of...
This paper contains an empirical analysis demand for “work-group” (or low-end) servers. Servers are at the centre of many US and EU anti-trust debates, including the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger...
This paper contains an empirical analysis demand for “work-group” (or low-end) servers. Servers are at the centre of many US and EU anti-trust debates, including the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger...
This paper contains an empirical analysis demand for “work-group” (or low-end) servers. Servers are at the centre of many US and EU anti-trust debates, including the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger...
Evaluating the employment impact of a mandatory job search assistance program (2004)
Blundell, Richard, Costa Dias, Monica, Meghir, Costas, Van Reenen, John
Evaluating the employment impact of a mandatory job search assistance program (2004)
Blundell, Richard, Costa Dias, Monica, Meghir, Costas, Van Reenen, John
Evaluating the employment impact of a mandatory job search assistance program (2004)
Blundell, Richard, Costa Dias, Monica, Meghir, Costas, Van Reenen, John
Corporate R&D and productivity in Germany and the United Kingdom (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper analyzes differences in R&D spending and in the impact of R&D on productivity between German and UK firms. We confirm that German firms spend significantly larger amounts on R&D than their...
Investment, R&D and financial constraints in Britain and Germany (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in two countries between 1985 and 1994. For German firms, cash flow is not...
Corporate R&D and productivity in Germany and the United Kingdom (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper analyzes differences in R&D spending and in the impact of R&D on productivity between German and UK firms. We confirm that German firms spend significantly larger amounts on R&D than their...
Investment, R&D and financial constraints in Britain and Germany (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in two countries between 1985 and 1994. For German firms, cash flow is not...
Corporate R&D and productivity in Germany and the United Kingdom (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper analyzes differences in R&D spending and in the impact of R&D on productivity between German and UK firms. We confirm that German firms spend significantly larger amounts on R&D than their...
Investment, R&D and financial constraints in Britain and Germany (2003)
Bond, Stephen, Harhoff, Dietmar, Van Reenen, John
This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in two countries between 1985 and 1994. For German firms, cash flow is not...
R&D and absorptive capacity : theory and empirical evidence (2003)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper presents a single unified framework that integrates the theoretical literature on Schumpeterian endogenous growth and major strands of the empirical literatures on R&D, productivity...
R&D and absorptive capacity : theory and empirical evidence (2003)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper presents a single unified framework that integrates the theoretical literature on Schumpeterian endogenous growth and major strands of the empirical literatures on R&D, productivity...
R&D and absorptive capacity : theory and empirical evidence (2003)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper presents a single unified framework that integrates the theoretical literature on Schumpeterian endogenous growth and major strands of the empirical literatures on R&D, productivity...
The impact of the New Deal for young people on the labour market : a four year assessment (2003)
Blundell, Richard, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John, Shephard, Andrew
The impact of the New Deal for young people on the labour market : a four year assessment (2003)
Blundell, Richard, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John, Shephard, Andrew
The impact of the New Deal for young people on the labour market : a four year assessment (2003)
Blundell, Richard, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John, Shephard, Andrew
The effects of tax treatment on the changing cost of R&D : evidence from eight countries (2002)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nicholas, Chennells, Lucy, Griffith, Rachel
The effects of tax treatment on the changing cost of R&D : evidence from eight countries (2002)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nicholas, Chennells, Lucy, Griffith, Rachel
The effects of tax treatment on the changing cost of R&D : evidence from eight countries (2002)
Van Reenen, John, Bloom, Nicholas, Chennells, Lucy, Griffith, Rachel
Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK (2001)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper investigates the economic impact of the government's proposed new UK R&D tax credit. We measure the benefit of the credit by the effect on value added in the short and long_run. This is...
Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK (2001)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper investigates the economic impact of the government's proposed new UK R&D tax credit. We measure the benefit of the credit by the effect on value added in the short and long_run. This is...
Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK (2001)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper investigates the economic impact of the government's proposed new UK R&D tax credit. We measure the benefit of the credit by the effect on value added in the short and long_run. This is...
Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK (2001)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper investigates the economic impact of the government's proposed new UK R&D tax credit. We measure the benefit of the credit by the effect on value added in the short and long_run. This is...
Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK (2001)
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper investigates the economic impact of the government's proposed new UK R&D tax credit. We measure the benefit of the credit by the effect on value added in the short and long_run. This is...
Technological innovation and economic performance in the United Kingdom (2001)
Nickell, S. J., Van Reenen, John
Over the period since 1970, Britain has improved its relative productivity performance, but there remains a significant gap in market sector productivity between Britain and both Continental Europe...
Technological innovation and economic performance in the United Kingdom (2001)
Nickell, S. J., Van Reenen, John
Over the period since 1970, Britain has improved its relative productivity performance, but there remains a significant gap in market sector productivity between Britain and both Continental Europe...
Technological innovation and economic performance in the United Kingdom (2001)
Nickell, S. J., Van Reenen, John
Over the period since 1970, Britain has improved its relative productivity performance, but there remains a significant gap in market sector productivity between Britain and both Continental Europe...
Improving adult basic skills : benefits to the individual and to society (2000)
Van Reenen, John, Brynner, J, McIntosh, S, Vignoles, A, Dearden, L, Reed, H
Improving adult basic skills : benefits to the individual and to society (2000)
Van Reenen, John, Brynner, J, McIntosh, S, Vignoles, A, Dearden, L, Reed, H
Improving adult basic skills : benefits to the individual and to society (2000)
Van Reenen, John, Brynner, J, McIntosh, S, Vignoles, A, Dearden, L, Reed, H
Establishment level earnings, technology and the growth of inequality : evidence from Britain (1998)
Establishment level earnings, technology and the growth of inequality : evidence from Britain (1998)
Establishment level earnings, technology and the growth of inequality : evidence from Britain (1998)
Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from an international panel of industries (1996)
Machin, Stephen, Ryan, A, Van Reenen, John
Much of the dramatic change in skill and wage structure observed in recent years in the United States is believed to stem from the impact of new technology. This paper compares the changing skill...
Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from an international panel of industries (1996)
Machin, Stephen, Ryan, A, Van Reenen, John
Much of the dramatic change in skill and wage structure observed in recent years in the United States is believed to stem from the impact of new technology. This paper compares the changing skill...
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Multiple unionism, fragmented bargaining and economic outcomes in unionised UK establishments (1993)
Machin, Stephen, Stewart, M, Van Reenen, John
This paper uses establishment-level data from the 1984 workplace Industrial Relations Survey to investigate the relationship between the presence of multiple recognised unions and wages, financial...
Machin, Stephen, Stewart, M, Van Reenen, John
This paper uses establishment-level data from the 1984 workplace Industrial Relations Survey to investigate the relationship between the presence of multiple recognised unions and wages, financial...
Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
Draca, Mirko, Machin, Steve, Van Reenen, John
Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially employment), there is hardly any evidence on their impact on firm performance. This...
The Creation and Capture of Rents: Wages and Innovation in a Panel of UK Companies
This paper examines the impact of technological innovation on wages using a panel of UK manufacturing firms. We utilize a headcount measure of major innovations between 1945-83 combined with share...
Do R&D Credits Work? Evidence From A Panel Of Countries 1979-97
Bloom, Nicholas, Griffith, Rachel, Van Reenen, John
This paper examines the impact of fiscal incentives on the level of R&D investment. An econometric model of R&D investment is estimated using a new panel of data on tax changes and R&D spending in...
Mapping The Two Faces Of R&D: Productivity Growth In A Panel Of OECD Industries
Griffith, Rachel, Redding, Stephen J, Van Reenen, John
Many writers have claimed that R&D has two 'faces'. In addition to the conventional role of stimulating innovation, R&D enhances technology transfer by improving the ability of firms to learn about...
Griffith, Rachel, Harrison, Rupert, Van Reenen, John
How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms? We test the ‘technology sourcing’ hypothesis that foreign research labs located on US soil tap into US R&D...
Technology, Information and the Decentralization of the Firm
Acemoglu, Daron, Aghion, Philippe, Lelarge, Claire, Van Reenen, John, Zilibotti, Fabrizio
This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the...
Azmat, Ghazala, Manning, Alan, Van Reenen, John
Labour's share of GDP in most OECD countries has declined over the last two decades. Some authors have suggested that these changes are linked to deregulation of product and labour markets. To...
Is Distance Dying at Last? Falling Home Bias in Fixed Effects Models of Patent Citations
Griffith, Rachel, Lee, Sokbae, Van Reenen, John
We examine the 'home bias' of international knowledge spillovers as measured by the speed of patent citations (i.e. knowledge spreads slowly over international boundaries). We present the first...
Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries
Bloom, Nicholas, Van Reenen, John
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from 732 medium sized manufacturing firms in the US, France, Germany and the UK. These measures of managerial practice are...
Americans Do I.T. Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle
Bloom, Nicholas, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
The US has experienced a sustained increase in productivity growth since the mid-1990s, particularly in sectors that intensively use information technologies (IT). This has not occurred in Europe. If...
Carlin, Wendy, Glyn, Andrew, Van Reenen, John
We investigate the relationship between export market shares and relative unit labour costs using a long panel of 12 manufacturing industries across 14 OECD countries. We ask how sensitive are export...
Dynamic Count Data Models of Technological Innovation.
Blundell, Richard, Griffith, Rachel, Van Reenen, John
This paper examines the application of count data models to firm level panel data on technological innovations. The model the authors propose exhibits dynamic feedback and unobserved heterogeneity....
Skill biased organizational change? Evidence from a panel of British and French establishments
In this paper we investigate evidence for the "skill bias" of organizational change (OC). These include the decentralization of authority, delayering of managerial functions and increased...
Profit Margins and the Business Cycle: Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms.
Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
This paper presents some empirical models of profitability using panel data covering 709 large U.K. companies ove r the 1970s and 1980s, focusing specifically on the role of aggregate demand shocks...
Technical Change and Earnings in British Establishments.
Chennells, Lucy, Van Reenen, John
Recent empirical studies point to higher wages enjoyed by workers in environments where new technologies are intensively used. An examination of the 1984 and 1990 establishment-based WIRS reveals...
Desjonqueres, Thibaut, Machin, Stephen, Van Reenen, John
The skill structure of wages and employment has altered markedly in recent years. In some countries (most notably the UK and the US) wage inequality has risen sharply and in most countries relative...
Machin, Stephen, Stewart, Mark B, Van Reenen, John
Establishment-level data from the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey are used to investigate the relationship between the presence of multiple recognized unions and wages, financial...
Microeconometric Models of Investment and Employment
Bond, Stephen, Van Reenen, John, J.J. Heckman, E.E. Leamer
We survey recent microeconometric research on investment and employment that has used panel data on individual firms or plants. We focus on model specification and econometric estimation issues, but...
Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labour Markets on Hospital Performance
Hall, Emma, Propper, Carol, Van Reenen, John
Labour market regulation can have harmful unintended consequences. In many markets, especially for public sector workers, pay is regulated to be the same for individuals across heterogeneous...
Market Share, Market Value and Innovation in a Panel of British Manufacturing Firms.
Blundell, Richard, Griffith, Rachel, Van Reenen, John
This paper examines the empirical relationship between technological innovations, market share and stock market value. New developments in the estimation of dynamic count data models are used to...
How Persistently do Firms Innovate?
Geroski, Paul A, Samiei, Hossein, Van Reenen, John
This paper examines the innovative history of a number of UK firms using two large databases, looking for evidence consistent with the view that firms who innovate typically do so persistently. The...
Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from an International Panel of Industries
Machin, Steve, Van Reenen, John
This paper examines the evidence that rapid upgrading of the skill structure in recent years was driven by technological change. Four countries are examined who have had different wage inequality and...
Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence
Menezes-Filho, Naercio, Van Reenen, John
This Paper surveys the economic literature on the impact of trade unions on innovation. There are many theoretical routes through which unions may have an effect on innovation, for example through...
This paper investigates the impact of innovation on employment using a panel of UK manufacturing firms and a headcount measure of innovations. It focuses on unionized firms and outlines a methodology...
Getting a Fair Share of the Plunder? Technology, Skill and Wages in British Establishments
This paper uses establishment level data from the British Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS) to examine the effects of new technology on pay. The wage differential associated with new...
Carlin, Wendy, Glyn, Andrew J, Van Reenen, John
This paper analyses the impact of cost competitiveness and technology on export performance using a very rich panel dataset of 12 manufacturing industries in 14 OECD countries for the period between...
Who Gains when Workers Train? Training and Corporate Productivity in a Panel of British Industries
Dearden, Lorraine, Reed, Howard, Van Reenen, John
There is a vast empirical literature on the effects of training on wages that are taken as an indirect measure of productivity. This paper is part of a smaller literature on the effects of training...
Evaluating the Employment Impact of a Mandatory Job Search Programme
Blundell, Richard William, Costa Dias, Monica, Meghir, Costas, Van Reenen, John
This Paper exploits area-based piloting and age-related eligibility rules to identify treatment effects of a labour market program – the New Deal for Young People in the UK. A central focus is on...
Uncertainty and Company Investment Dynamics: Empirical Evidence for UK Firms
Bloom, Nicholas, Bond, Stephen Roy, Van Reenen, John
This Paper investigates the empirical relationship between uncertainty and investment dynamics. This is motivated by the real options literature, which suggests a weaker response of investment to...
Identifying Technology Spillovers and Product Market Rivalry
Bloom, Nicholas, Schankerman, Mark, Van Reenen, John
Support for many R&D and technology policies relies on empirical evidence that R&D ‘spills over’ between firms. But there are two countervailing R&D spillovers: positive effects from technology...
The Creation and Capture of Rents: Wages and Innovation in a Panel of U.K. Companies.
This paper examines the impact of technological innovation on wages using a panel of British firms. A head-count measure of major innovations between 1945 and 1983 is combined with share price and...
Employment and Technological Innovation: Evidence from U.K. Manufacturing Firms.
This article uses British firm-level panel data on actual innovative activity drawn from different statistical sources to identify the effect of technical change on jobs. Previous work tends to find...
Innovation and Institutional Ownership
Aghion, Philippe, Van Reenen, John, Zingales, Luigi
We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite-weighted patents). To explore the mechanism through which this link arises, we...
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
Bloom, Nicholas, Sadun, Raffaella, Van Reenen, John
We argue that social capital as proxied by regional trust and the Rule of Law can improve aggregate productivity through facilitating greater firm decentralization. We collect original data on the...