The impact of demand on innovation and research intensity

IF 1.4 Q3 ECONOMICS

International Review of Applied Economics Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.1080/02692171.2022.2123910

João P. Romero, Ana Bottega, A. B. Cordeiro

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper investigates the relationship between demand, innovation and research intensity (R&D to output and patents per millions of hours worked) in different groups of industries. These relationships were investigated using disaggregate industry-level data from EU KLEMS, ANBERD and USPTO, in a sample that comprises 12 industries in 18 countries over 1977–2006. The results reported in the paper indicate that demand exerts a positive and significant impact on innovation, measured by R&D expenditure and patents. Moreover, this impact is stronger in high-tech industries than in low-tech ones. The paper also provides evidence that demand does not impact research intensity, despite its impact on innovation. This finding holds both for low-tech and high-tech industries, using both R&D to value added and patents per millions of hours worked as measures of research intensity. This suggests that research intensity is not influenced by demand growth, but most likely depends on the quality of each country’s National Innovation System.

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需求对创新和研究强度的影响

摘要本文研究了不同行业群体的需求、创新和研究强度（研发产出和每百万工作小时的专利）之间的关系。这些关系是使用欧盟KLEMS、ANBERD和USPTO的行业级数据进行调查的，样本包括1977-2006年18个国家的12个行业。论文报告的结果表明，以研发支出和专利衡量，需求对创新产生了积极而显著的影响。此外，这种影响在高科技行业比在低技术行业更强。该论文还提供了证据，证明需求不会影响研究强度，尽管它会影响创新。这一发现适用于低技术和高技术行业，使用研发增加值和每工作数百万小时的专利作为衡量研究强度的指标。这表明，研究强度不受需求增长的影响，但很可能取决于每个国家的国家创新体系的质量。

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International Review of Applied Economics ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

4.50%

发文量

期刊介绍： International Review of Applied Economics is devoted to the practical applications of economic ideas. Applied economics is widely interpreted to embrace empirical work and the application of economics to the evaluation and development of economic policies. The interaction between empirical work and economic policy is an important feature of the journal. The Journal is peer reviewed and international in scope. Articles that draw lessons from the experience of one country for the benefit of others, or that seek to make cross-country comparisons are particularly welcomed. Contributions which discuss policy issues from theoretical positions neglected in other journals are also encouraged.