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Additionally, the need for restructuring forced mature and capital-intensive industries throughout Europe to increase their productivity. The impact of innovation on growth and productivity seems to have been stronger in the USA than in Europe. This is a result of industry patterns and the cumulative nature of causes and effects. 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