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.
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Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
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. Download
Rasel, Fabienne (2017), ICT and Global Sourcing - Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms, Economics of Innovation and New Technology Volume 26, 2017 - Issue 7, 634 - 660. Download
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 . Download
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. Download
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. Download
Discussion and Working Papers
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, LLL:citation.label.journal: Review of World Economics. Download
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 04/2014, Brüssel. Download
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. Download
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 Paper No. 42. Download
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 Paper No. 40. Download
Rasel, Fabienne (2012), Offshoring and ICT – Evidence for German Manufacturing and Service Firms, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-087, Mannheim. Download
Bertschek, Irene and Daniel Erdsiek (2011), IT Outsourcing - A Source of Innovation? - Microeconometric Evidence for Germany, SERVICEGAP DP 16.
Niebel, Thomas and Marianne Saam (2011), Productivity of ICT and Non-ICT Capital – The Role of Rates of Return and Capital Prices, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-083, Mannheim. Download
Bertschek, Irene, Benjamin Engelstätter and Krzysztof Szczygielski (2010), The Role of Information Technology for Service Sector Performance, Deliverable 1.2 of SERVICEGAP “Literature reviews on market environments, technology use and internationalisation of services” SERVICEGAP Review Paper 3. Download
Allowance
European Commission, Research Directorate-General, Brüssel, BE
Project duration
01.03.2010 - 28.02.2013
Contact
Project members
Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek
(Coordinator)
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Engelstätter
Dr. Daniel Erdsiek
Dr. Anne Jurkat
Dr. Thomas Niebel
Prof. Dr. Bettina Peters
Dr. Fabienne Rasel
Prof. Dr. Marianne Saam
Cooperation partner
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, IE
National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, UK
Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, DE
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Helsinki, FI
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brüssel, BE
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales, Paris, FR
Center for Social and Economic Research, Warschau, PL
Institut für Höhere Studien, Wien, AT
Institute for Economic Research, Ljubljana, SI
Centre d'Information et de Recherche sur l'Économie Mondiale, Paris, FR
Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Wien, AT
