Knowledge Flows and R&D Co-operation: Firm-level Evidence from Germany

Tobias Schmidt

No 05-22 [rev.], ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants of R&D co-operation among German manufacturing firms. Using firm level data from the Third Community Innovation Survey from Germany, we focus on the role of spillovers in explaining R&D cooperation. We also investigate firms? decisions to cooperate with research institutions or with suppliers and customers. Implementing a two-step estimation procedure, we find a positive effect of knowledge flows on the probability of R&D co-operation in most model specifications. Additionally, we show that firms with high intramural R&D budgets are more likely to cooperate with universities and research institutions than with suppliers and customers.

Keywords: Spillovers; R&D Co-operation; CIS 3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L22 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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