Internationalization Of Research And Development-Causes And Consequences For A Small Economy

Thomas Andersson

Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1998, vol. 7, issue 1, 71-91

Abstract: Taking note of the importance of outward foreign direct investment for knowledge creation in small countries, the article analyses causes and consequences of the internationalization of R&D. Using firm-specific data on Swedish manufacturing and a selection bias corrected regression method, variation across firms in the share of foreign R&D is explained with needs to overcome transfer costs and with technical progress, while influence of intra-firm trade is refuted. Complementary examination of affiliate characteristics speaks against small countries losing their edge in knowledge creation and production.

Keywords: Internationalisation of R&D; Technology diffusion; Vertical integration; JEL Classification: F2; L2; 03; F23; L22; 032; 033 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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