R&D INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN U.S. AND CANADIAN FOOD MANUFACTURING

Connie Chan-Kang and Steven T. Buccola

No 20880, 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Productivity growth in the Canadian processed food industry has lagged behind that in the United States because of a relatively low rate of R&D investment. Although U.S. firms generally have a technological advantage over Canadian firms, marginal rates of return to R&D are higher in Canada.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20880

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