17.10.2022

How Much Do Austrian Firms Invest in Knowledge Capital?

WIFO Research Brief Provides Evidence Using Firm-level Data

A recent WIFO Research Brief uses micro data from Statistics Austria to show the use of knowledge capital in Austrian firms across industries. Based on these first empirical results, a critical discussion and valuable conclusions for economic policy can be derived.

Klaus Friesenbichler, Agnes Kügler (WIFO) and Julia Schieber-Knöbl (Statistics Austria) investigated the role of knowledge capital within the framework of the "Horizon 2020" project "GROWINPRO" funded by the European Commission. This is becoming increasingly important in highly developed economies.

Publications

WIFO Research Briefs

06.10.2022

How Much Do Austrian Firms Invest in Knowledge Capital?

Evidence from Micro Data

Klaus Friesenbichler
Agnes Kügler (WIFO)
Julia Schieber-Knöbl (STAT)

Download (PDF)

Finalization: October 2022

Project partner Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Statistics Netherlands, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, Lunaria Associazione di Promozione Sociale e Impresa Sociale, United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Scuola superiore Sant'Anna, Statistics Austria, University College London, University of Ljubljana, University of Tartu, Catholic University of Leuven, Centre for European Economic Research, University of Bielefeld

Contractor project: European Commission, Framework Programme

Specialist publication: WIFO Research Briefs