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Laura is a Research Associate at the Institute. Her research considers firms’ behaviour, with specific focus on productivity and innovation issues, programme evaluation and more recently fiscal issues in developing countries. 
All available publications
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, April 2007,
Analysis of firm structures and outsourcing in Great Britain,
External publications
, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, January 2007,
University research and the location of business R&D,
IFS Working Papers
, W07/02
Now published:
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, April 2007,
University research and the location of business R&D,
Economic Journal,
Vol. 117, No. 519, pp. C114-C141, Journal Articles
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, May 2006,
Outsourcing and offshoring of business services: the role of ICT,
Journal of the European Economic Association,
Vol. 4, No. 2-3, pp. 594-601,
European Economic Association,
Journal Articles
Previous versions:
Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith, October 2005,
Outsourcing and offshoring of business services: how important is ICT?,
IFS Working Papers
, W05/22
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, April 2006,
Foreign firms choose to locate R&D labs near top British universities,
IFS Press Releases
Laura Abramovsky, Rupert Harrison and Helen Simpson, April 2006,
Top science departments lure most commercial labs, study finds,
Guardian,
Guardian Newspapers,
Newspaper Articles
Laura Abramovsky, March 2006,
Lots of initiatives, but still a productivity gap,
The Edge,
ESRC,
Newspaper Articles
Laura Abramovsky, Erich Battistin, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman and Helen Simpson, December 2005,
The impact of the Employer Training Pilots on the take-up of training among employers and employees,
External publications
, Department for Education and Skills
Laura Abramovsky, Rachel Griffith and Rupert Harrison, November 2005,
Background facts and comments on "Supporting growth in innovation: enhancing the R&D tax credit",
IFS Briefing Notes
, BN68
Laura Abramovsky, Elisabeth Kremp, Alberto López, Tobias Schmidt and Helen Simpson, October 2005,
Understanding co-operative R&D activity: evidence from four European countries,
IFS Working Papers
, W05/23
Now published:
Laura Abramovsky, Elisabeth Kremp, Alberto López, Tobias Schmidt and Helen Simpson, March 2009,
Understanding co-operative R&D activity: evidence from four European countries,
Economics of Innovation and New Technology,
vol.18(3), p243-265, Journal Articles
, Routledge
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