Endogenous Firm Heterogeneity, ICT and R&D Incentives

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Firm heterogeneity explains the productivity driven selection mechanism that determines aggregate productivity growth within industries. This paper empirically demonstrates that ICT has a robust impact on firm heterogeneity only when ICT is used intensively and jointly with specific ICT applications. ICT induced heterogeneity is shown to have a positive impact on the decision to invest in R&D personnel.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 08-126

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope ; Firm Behavior: Theory ; Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
• Subject: Firm Heterogeneity ; Information and Communication Technologies ; Creative Destruction ; R&D Incentives ; Firm Level Data ; Computergestütztes Verfahren ; Informationstechnik ; Innovationsdiffusion ; Produktivität ; Wettbewerbsstrategie ; Schumpeterismus ; Industrielle Forschung ; Ökonomischer Anreiz ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Cequera, Daniel ; Klein, Gordon J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2008

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27609
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET