R&D and firm growth rate variance

Alex Coad () and Rekha Rao-Nicholson

Economics Bulletin, 2010, vol. 30, issue 1, 702-708

Abstract: Investment in R&D is positively associated with the variance of sales growth and, to a lesser extent, employment growth. The magnitude of this effect has not increased in recent decades, however.

Keywords: R&D; Firm growth; growth rate variance; employment growth; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-03-10
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