The Impact of Service Sector Innovation and Internationalisation on Growth and Productivity (SERVICEGAP)

Client/Allowance

European Commission, Research Directorate-General

Period: 01.03.2010 – 28.02.2013

The primary objective of this research project is to produce a comprehensive study on the impact of market services on aggregate economic growth in the EU and its comparative performance relative to competitor regions, especially the US. The research is divided into three areas: productivity and its drivers in service industries, firm strategies in the knowledge-based economy, and internationalisation of service markets and growth.

For further information, see the project website

http://www.servicegap.org/

Unit

Project members

Irene Bertschek

Project Coordinator

Head

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Anne Jurkat

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Benjamin Engelstätter

Research Associate

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Bettina Peters

Deputy

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Daniel Erdsiek

Academic Assistant to the Head of Research Department / Senior Researcher

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Fabienne Rasel

Advisor to the President

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Marianne Saam

Senior Researcher

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Thomas Niebel

Senior Researcher

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Client/Allowance

European Commission, Research Directorate-General, Brüssel, BE

Cooperation partner

Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Wien, AT // Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Wien, AT // Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brüssel, BE // Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII), Paris, FR // The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin, IE // Institute for World Economics, Kiel, DE // Center for Social and Economic Research, Warschau, PL // Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana, SI // Center for Information and Research on the World Economy, Paris, FR // The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Helsinki, FI // National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK

Selected Publications

Internationalisation, innovation and productivity in services: evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Peters, Bettina, Rebecca Riley, Iulia Siedschlag, Priit Vahter and John McQuinn (2018), Internationalisation, innovation and productivity in services: evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, Review of World Economics 154(3) , 585-615

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ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

Rasel, Fabienne (2017), ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms, Economics of Innovation and New Technology 26(7) , 634-660

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IT Outsourcing - A Source of Innovation? - Microeconometric Evidence for Germany

Bertschek, Irene, Daniel Erdsiek and Manuel Trenz (2017), IT Outsourcing - A Source of Innovation? - Microeconometric Evidence for Germany, Managerial and Decision Economics Vol. 38, Issue 7 , 941-954

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The Contribution of Intangible Assets to Sectoral Productivity Growth in the EU

Niebel, Thomas, Mary O'Mahony and Marianne Saam (2017), The Contribution of Intangible Assets to Sectoral Productivity Growth in the EU, Review of Income and Wealth Volume 63, Issue s1 , 49-67

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ICT and Growth - The Role of Rates of Return and Capital Prices

Niebel, Thomas and Marianne Saam (2016), ICT and Growth - The Role of Rates of Return and Capital Prices, Review of Income and Wealth Volume 62, Issue 2 , 283-310

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Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Peters, Bettina, Rebecca Riley, Iulia Siedschlag, Priit Vahter and John McQuinn (2018), Internationalisation, Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-009, Mannheim, published in: Review of World Economics.

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Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Peters, Bettina, Rebecca Riley, Iulia Siedschlag, Priit Vahter and John McQuinn (2014), Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, JRC-IPTS Working Papers on Corporate R&D and Innovation, Brüssel

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The Contribution of Intangible Assets to Sectoral Productivity Growth in the EU

Niebel, Thomas, Mary O'Mahony and Marianne Saam (2013), The Contribution of Intangible Assets to Sectoral Productivity Growth in the EU, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-062, Mannheim.

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Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Peters, Bettina, Rebecca Riley, Iulia Siedschlag, Priit Vahter and John McQuinn (2013), Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, SERVICEGAP Discussion Papers.

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The Influence of Technological and Non-Technological Innovation on Employment Growth in European Service Firms

Peters, Bettina, Rebecca Riley and Iulia Siedschlag (2013), The Influence of Technological and Non-Technological Innovation on Employment Growth in European Service Firms, SERVICEGAP Discussion Papers.

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Offshoring and ICT – Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms

Rasel, Fabienne (2012), Offshoring and ICT – Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-087, Mannheim.

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IT Outsourcing - A Source of Innovation? - Microeconometric Evidence for Germany

Bertschek, Irene and Daniel Erdsiek (2011), IT Outsourcing - A Source of Innovation? - Microeconometric Evidence for Germany, SERVICEGAP Discussion Papers.