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

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.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 05-22

Classification
Wirtschaft
Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Firm Organization and Market Structure
Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
Subject
Spillovers
R&D Co-operation
CIS 3
Industrielle Forschung
Forschungskooperation
Wissenstransfer
Spillover-Effekt
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Schmidt, Tobias
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2005

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Schmidt, Tobias
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Time of origin

  • 2005

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