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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 419-434 |
| Journal | Journal of Productivity Analysis |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 4 Jun 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Technological spillovers and productivity in Italian manufacturing firms. / Medda, Giuseppe; Piga, Claudio A.
In: Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 41, No. 3, 06.2014, p. 419-434.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Technological spillovers and productivity in Italian manufacturing firms
AU - Medda, Giuseppe
AU - Piga, Claudio A.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - We study whether a firm’s total factor productivity dynamics is positively influenced by its ownR&D activity and by the technological spillovers generated at the intra- and inter-sectorial level. Our approach corrects simultaneously for the endogeneity and the selectivity biases introduced by the use of a firm’s own R&D as aregressor. The evidence suggests that a firm’s involvement in R&D activities accounts for significant productivity gains. Firms also benefit from spillovers originating from their own industries, as well as from innovative upstream sectors.
AB - We study whether a firm’s total factor productivity dynamics is positively influenced by its ownR&D activity and by the technological spillovers generated at the intra- and inter-sectorial level. Our approach corrects simultaneously for the endogeneity and the selectivity biases introduced by the use of a firm’s own R&D as aregressor. The evidence suggests that a firm’s involvement in R&D activities accounts for significant productivity gains. Firms also benefit from spillovers originating from their own industries, as well as from innovative upstream sectors.
KW - R&D
KW - TFP
KW - Selectivity
KW - Treatment effect
U2 - 10.1007/s11123-013-0351-1
DO - 10.1007/s11123-013-0351-1
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 419
EP - 434
JO - Journal of Productivity Analysis
JF - Journal of Productivity Analysis
SN - 0895-562X
IS - 3
ER -