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PDF The More You Spend, the More You Get? The Effects of R&D and Capital Expenditures on the Patenting Activities of Biotechnology Firms
This paper aims at investigating in a quantitative way the main factors influencing the patent output of a sample of… Show more European and non-European biotechnology firms. Statistical models for count data are used to analyze the role exerted by the input of indirect knowledge acquired from capital expenditures and direct knowledge from in-house R&D. Results demonstrate that R&D and capital expenditures are complementary forces and determinants in the overall innovation process. Show less
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PDF The impact of innovation on labour productivity growth in European industries
The paper investigates the different patterns of technological change that can be identified through the use of the detailed data… Show more provided by innovation surveys at the sectoral level for major European countries, exploring the effects on labour productivity, employment and other performance indicators. Show less
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PDF Does Europe perform too little corporate R&D?
This paper examines the differences in private R&D investment performance between the EU and the US. It assesses the distributions… Show more of R&D intensity, the effects of the sector composition vis-à-vis the intensity of R&D in each sector, and the differences in demographics of large R&D investing companies. Show less
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PDF The public/private nexus of R&D
This document discusses the most relevant aspects of the public-private nexus of R&D. These aspects include the role of incentives… Show more for R&D and innovation investment, the significance of company size, the importance of skills and levels of education, as well as the availability and quality of R&D facilities. Show less