R&D Intensity in the Austrian Business Sector. Development and Structure Between 1998 and 2004 Compared to Other OECD Countries
The Austrian business R&D intensity has experienced a very rapid rise over the past decade. We compare this development to trends in other countries in the OECD area by using a structural decomposition method that allows splitting business R&D intensity into a structural component reflecting the national technological specialisation profile, and a pure country effect reflecting the structurally adjusted R&D performance of the business sector in each country. It is shown that the technological specialisation profile determines the aggregate business R&D intensity to a considerable extent. This calls for developing a better understanding of the factors that lead to specialisation in R&D-intensive industries, rather than focusing on efforts to increase R&D intensity in existing industries.
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2008
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Authors: | Reinstaller, Andreas ; Unterlass, Fabian |
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WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports). - Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO), ISSN 0029-9898. - Vol. 81.2008, 2, p. 133-147
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Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) |
Description of contents: | Abstract [wifo.ac.at] |
Keywords: | F&E-Quote F&E-Intensität Forschung und Entwicklung Unternehmenssektor |
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