Firm-level analysis of determinants of Canadian industrial R&D performance

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 369-374

  Holbrook, J A D ^a   Squires, R J ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH SECTOR;

CANADA;

EID: 0030404754     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. J A Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Harper, New York, 1942).
2. For a review of the literature on the determinants of R&D activity, see M I Kamien and N L Schartz, "Market structure and innovation: a survey", Journal of Economic Literature, 13, 1975, pages 1-37.
3. R E Schrieves, "Firm size and innovation: further evidence", Industrial Organization Review, 4, 1976, pages 26-33.
4. S Globerman, "Market structure and R&D in Canadian manufacturing industries". Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, 13, 1973, pages 59-68.
5. J D Howe and D G McFetridge, "The determinants of R&D expenditures", Canadian Journal of Economics, 9, 1976, pages 57-71.
6. A N Link, T G Seaks, S R Wbodbery, "Firm size and R&D spending: testing for functional form". Southern Economic Journal, 54(4), 1988.
7. Twenty of the 46 sectors were dropped from the analysis when the sales and R&D expenditure measures were used. Those dropped included the ones with fewer than 27 data points or those that may be characterized as catch-all sectors such as other transportation, not elsewhere classified. The mining, primary metals and wholesale services industries were also dropped from the analysis of the R&D expenditure and sales model because of evidence of autocorrelation, leaving the 23 sectors shown in Table 2. Twenty-two sectors were dropped from the analysis using employment measures when the same criteria were used.