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.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Weekly Report ; ISSN: 1860-3343 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2010 ; Issue: 18 ; Pages: 133-139 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Classification
Wirtschaft
Multinational Firms; International Business
Subject
Globalization
Research and development
Multinational companies
R&D tax credit

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Belitz, Heike
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2010

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  • Artikel

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  • Belitz, Heike
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Time of origin

  • 2010

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