Expertise: Empirics of Innovation and Growth, Labour Economics, Political Economy
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My main research area is the empirics of innnovation and growth. Specifically this means the use of firm-level microdata to look at issues such as spillovers, productivity differences and induced technical change.
Selected Publications:
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Publications on LSE Research Online 
- "Panic on the Streets of London" (with Steve Machin and Robert Witt), Accepted for Publication, American Economic Review.
- "Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability" (with Steve Machin and John Van Reenen), Accepted for Publication, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
CEP Publications:
- The returns to lobbying
Jordi Blanes i Vidal,
Mirko Draca,
Christian Fons-Rosen,
February 2012
Paper No' CEPCP360:
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- Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity
Nicholas Bloom,
Mirko Draca,
John Van Reenen,
January 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1000:
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- In brief: 'Revolving door' lobbyists
Jordi Blanes i Vidal,
Mirko Draca,
Christian Fons-Rosen,
November 2010
Paper No' CEPCP322:
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This article summarises 'Revolving Door Lobbyists' by Jordi Blanes I Vidal, Mirko Draca and Christian Fons-Rosen, CEP Discussion Paper No. 993 (http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp0993.pdf).
- Revolving Door Lobbyists
Jordi Blanes i Vidal,
Mirko Draca,
Christian Fons-Rosen,
August 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0993:
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- Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
Mirko Draca,
Stephen Machin,
Robert Witt,
February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0852:
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- Panic on the Streets of London
Mirko Draca,
Stephen Machin,
Rober Witt,
October 2006
Paper No' CEPCP207:
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- Productivity and ICT: A Review of the Evidence
Mirko Draca,
Raffaella Sadun,
John Van Reenen,
August 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0749:
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- Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
Mirko Draca,
Stephen Machin,
John Van Reenen,
February 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0715:
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- The Employment Effects of the October 2003 Increase in the National Minimum Wage
Richard Dickens,
Mirko Draca,
June 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0693:
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