R&D specialization and manufacturing productivity growth: A cross-country study

Jong Rong Chen; Yun Peng Chu; Yi Pey Ou; Chih Hai Yang

doi:10.1016/j.japwor.2015.03.002

R&D specialization and manufacturing productivity growth: A cross-country study

Jong Rong Chen, Yun Peng Chu, Yi Pey Ou, Chih Hai Yang

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This study examines how R&D specialization within the manufacturing sector affects productivity growth, constructing various measures of R&D specialization using a concentration index and industrial classification. Based on 11 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for the period from 1981 to 2000, the results obtained based on the fixed-effect panel data model with cross-sectional dependence indicate that concentrating suitable R&D resources within a few industries tends to promote productivity growth. Moreover, this positive effect is relevant to concentrating on development-oriented industries or process innovation-oriented industries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-43
Number of pages	11
Journal	Japan and the World Economy
Volume	34-35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2015.03.002
State	Published - 1 May 2015

Keywords

Inequality index
OECD
Productivity growth
R&D specialization
TFP

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