Innovation in Tow: R&D FDI and investment incentives

Wellhausen Rachel L. ()
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Wellhausen Rachel L.: Department of Government, 158 W 21st St Stop A1800, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA

Business and Politics, 2013, vol. 15, issue 4, 467-491

Abstract: Multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly internationalize research and development (R&D), but the distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) in R&D differs from that of general FDI. I use data on US MNC affiliates’ investments abroad (2001–2008) to demonstrate that increasing value added predicts more future R&D FDI, as R&D FDI is an upgrade decision. I then use data on R&D investment incentives to show that, while governments spend resources on R&D incentives, these can be negative predictors of R&D FDI. The findings imply that government efforts are best directed at incremental encouragement of value-added activities, as efforts to jump to R&D FDI are misguided.

Date: 2013
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