Knowledge spillovers through R&D networking

Michel Dumont and Aggelos Tsakanikas

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Abstract: In spite of the abundant research on the relation between spillovers and the optimal outcome of cooperation in R&D versus non-co-operative set-ups, and the well-acknowledged increasing occurrence of co-operative agreements, the fact that firms could manage and increase spillovers through R&D cooperation has hardly been addressed empirically. In this paper, we will show that the rationale for a policy of promoting R&D co-operation depends on the theoretical perspective that is endorsed, and on the magnitude and nature of spillovers, a matter that is still open to empirical scrutiny. Public policies that are entirely based on conclusions from analysing existing national value added linkages may be more inward- and backward looking than those which also consider (inter)national collaborative patterns, that will partly shape the future economic and technological space.

Keywords: Knowledge spillovers; R&D; networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L60 O31 O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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