Technological cooperation and R&D outsourcing at the rm level: The role of the regional context

Damián Tojeiro-Rivero (dtojeiro@ub.edu) and Rosina Moreno (rmoreno@ub.edu)
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Damián Tojeiro-Rivero: AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona

No 201903, AQR Working Papers from University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group

Abstract: Much has been said about the role that technological networking activities play on the innovative performance of rms, but little is known about the relevance of the context where the rm is locate shaping the eciency of such networking activities. In this article we hypothesize that the transformation of rms' networking activities into innovation may vary depending on the regional environment in which the rm is located. For Spanish manufactures in the period 2000-12 and through the use of a multilevel framework, we obtain that after controlling for the rm's characteristics, the regional context has not only a direct eect on rms' innovation performance, but it also conditions the returns to rms' networking activities, although dierently in the case of cooperation and outsourcing. Cooperating in innovation activities is more benecial for those rms located in a knowledge intensive region, whereas R&D outsourcing seems to be more protable for rms in regions with a low knowledge pool.

Keywords: Technological cooperation, R&D Outsourcing, Local Knowledge Spillovers; Multilevel; Panel data; Spanish Firms, Manufactures JEL classification: D21, D22, O31, R10, R15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2019-01, Revised 2019-01
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