Artikel
German Companies Do Less Research Abroad
Germany has profited from the internationalization of research and development (R&D) in multinational companies. While the international R&D balance sheet was balanced until 2001, foreign companies now invest more in R&D in Germany than German companies abroad. The share of R&D expenditures of German multinationals abroad is declining, whereas their global expenditures are increasing. This means the internationalization of R&D activities in Germany has slowed down. Strategic restructuring of multinational companies is the decisive factor for internationalizing R&D, not relocation. Against this background, current plans for tax relief for R&D will probably not lead to significant backshoring of foreign R&D activities to Germany.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Weekly Report ; ISSN: 1860-3343 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2010 ; Issue: 18 ; Pages: 133-139 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Wirtschaft
Multinational Firms; International Business
- Subject
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Globalization
Research and development
Multinational companies
R&D tax credit
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Belitz, Heike
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2010
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Artikel
Associated
- Belitz, Heike
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2010