Using firm level information on the world leading R&D investors and employing a system GMM estimation, this paper investigates how sensitive R&D investments are to cash flow movements, which would be suggestive of financial constraints. The analysis confirms that over the last decade the R&D...

It can be observed that many R&D performing firms produce scientific knowledge and discloseresearch outcomes in scientific journals. At the micro-level, prior work identified several potentialbenefits of such a strategy like superior access to informal information networks or the opportunity...

It can be observed that many R&D performing firms produce scientific knowledge and disclose research outcomes in scientific journals. At the micro-level, prior work identified several potential benefits of such a strategy like superior access to informal information networks or the opportunity...

This paper explores the existence and importance of financing constraints for R&D investments in large EU and US manufacturing companies over the 2000 – 2007 period. The main results obtained by estimating error-correction equations suggest that the sensitivity of R&D investments to cash flow...

This paper aims to assess the impact of both geographic and industrial diversification of economic activities on the productivity performance of large European R&D Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Based on the worldwide subsidiaries of these firms, we measure the performance of the firms...

This paper explores the existence and importance of financing constraints for R&D investments in large EU and US manufacturing companies over the 2000-2007 period. The main results obtained by estimating error-correction equations suggest that the sensitivity of R&D investments to cash flow...