Corporate R&D and Productivity in Germany and the United Kingdom

Stephen Bond, Dietmar Harhoff and John van Reenen

CEP Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

Abstract: This paper analyzes differences in R&D spending and in the impact of R&D on productivity between German and UK firms. We confirm that German firms spend significantly larger amounts on R&D than their UK counterparts, even after controlling for firm size and industry effects. Using a dynamic production function approach, we find that the R&D output elasticity is approximately the same in both countries, implying a much larger rate of return on R&D in the UK than in Germany. We discuss several explanations for this result.

Keywords: Corporate governance; R&D; productivity; financial constraints; panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 L13 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-12
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