R&D offshoring and the productivity growth of European regions

Davide Castellani and Fabio Pieri

No 2013/20, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: The recent increase in R&D offshoring have raised fears that knowledge and competitiveness in advanced countries may be at risk of `hollowing out'. At the same time, economic research has stressed that this process is also likely to allow some reverse technology transfer and foster growth at home. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the extent to which R&D offshoring is associated with productivity dynamics of European regions. We find that offshoring regions have higher productivity growth, but this positive effect fades down with the number of investment projects carried out abroad. A large and positive correlation emerge between the extent of R&D offshoring and the home region productivity growth, supporting the idea that carrying out R&D abroad strengthen European competitiveness.

Keywords: R&D Offshoring; Regional Productivity; Foreign Investments; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 F23 O47 O52 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2013-05-11
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Working Paper: R&D Offshoring and the Productivity Growth of European Regions (2011)
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