Innovation, profitability and growth in medium and high-tech manufacturing industries: evidence from Italy
The main goal of this article is to assess the impact of product innovation on the economic performance of firms operating in Medium and High-Tech (M&HT) industries. Using information from a large and unique dataset on Italian firms we estimate, by means of Propensity Score (PS) matching methods, a positive and significant ‘innovation premium’ both in terms of profitability and growth (in the short-run) for those firms who introduced new innovative products. We also find that this innovation premium is particularly large for small firms and even more so when considering new established firms.
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2012
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Authors: | Cozza, Claudio ; Malerba, Franco ; Mancusi, Maria Luisa ; Perani, Giulio ; Vezzulli, Andrea |
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Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0003-6846. - Vol. 44.2012, 15, p. 1963-1976
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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