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Labor market reform and innovation: Evidence from Spain (2021)
Journal Article
García-Vega, M., Kneller, R., & Stiebale, J. (2021). Labor market reform and innovation: Evidence from Spain. Research Policy, 50(5), Article 104213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104213

We analyze the effect of a labor market reform on firms' product innovation. The reform , which amounts to a natural experiment, differentially reduced firing costs for some firms, thereby lowering adjustment costs in the presence of demand uncertain... Read More about Labor market reform and innovation: Evidence from Spain.

Organization of R&D outsourcing: Asymmetric cross?effects between locations (2021)
Journal Article
García-Vega, M., & Huergo, E. (2021). Organization of R&D outsourcing: Asymmetric cross‐effects between locations. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 30, 503-524. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12422

When companies acquire R&D from external national providers, would they benefit if they also acquired knowledge from foreign providers? And the other way around? These questions are important for the organization of firm knowledge-based activies and... Read More about Organization of R&D outsourcing: Asymmetric cross?effects between locations.