Knowledge Flows and R&D Co-operation: Firm-level Evidence from Germany

Tobias Schmidt

Development and Comp Systems from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants of R&D co-operation among German manufacturing firms. Using firm level data from the Third Community Innovation Survey from Germany, we focus on the role of spillovers in explaining R&D cooperation. We also investigate firms’ decisions to cooperate with research institutions or with suppliers and customers. Implementing a two-step estimation procedure, we find a significant effect of knowledge flows on the probability of R&D co-operation in most model specifications. Additionally, we show that firms with high intramural R&D budgets are more likely to cooperate with universities and research institutions than with suppliers and customers.

Keywords: Spillovers; R&D Co-operation; CIS 3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O P (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2005-06-22
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Working Paper: Knowledge Flows and R&D Co-operation: Firm-level Evidence from Germany (2005)
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