Wolfgang Becker, Jürgen Dietz
R&D Cooperation and Innovation Activities of Firms
- Evidence for the German Manufacturing Industry -
Abstract:
The aim of the paper is to investigate in a simultaneous equation framework
the role of R&D cooperation in the innovation process under two specific
aspects. First, the analysis is concentrated on the impact of R&D cooperation
- in line with other factors - on firm’s innovation input and output. Second,
it will be analyzed how the number of cooperation partners affects the
development of new products.
Starting with the discussion of theoretically expected effects of successfully
R&D cooperation on the innovation activities of firms, the importance
of inter-organizational arrangements in R&D is empirically investigated
for firms in the German manufacturing industry. The estimation results
can be summarized as follows: In the German manufacturing industry, R&D
cooperations are used complementary in the innovation process, enhancing
the innovation input and output of firms measured by the intensity of inhouse
R&D respectively the realization of product innovations. On the input
side, the intensity of inhouse R&D also stimulates the probability
and the number of R&D cooperations with other firms and institutions.
JEL: O31, L10, I20, L60
Paper:
Paper available as pdf-file.
Beitrag Nr. 222, Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsreihe, Institut für
Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Augsburg
Contact:
Wolfgang
Becker, University of Augsburg, Department of Economics, Universitätsstr.
16, D-86159 Augsburg, Phone +49-821-598-4207; Fax +49-821-598-4232
E-Mail: wolfgang.becker@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de
Jürgen
Dietz, University of Augsburg, Department of Economics, Universitätsstr.
16, D-86159 Augsburg, Phone +49-821-598-4327; Fax +49-821-598-4217
E-Mail: juergen.dietz@wiwi.uni-augsburg.de
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