The recent increase in R&D offshoring has raised fears that knowledge and competitiveness in advanced countries may be at risk of ‘hollowing out’. At the same time, economic research has stressed that this process is also likely to allow some reverse technology transfer and foster growth at home. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the extent to which R&D offshoring is associated with productivity dynamics of European regions. We find that offshoring regions have higher productivity growth, but this positive effect fades with the number of investment projects carried out abroad. A large and positive correlation emerges between the extent of R&D offshoring and the home region productivity growth, supporting the idea that carrying out R&D abroad strengthens European competitiveness.
R&D offshoring and the productivity growth of European regions / Castellani, Davide; Pieri, Fabio. - In: RESEARCH POLICY. - ISSN 0048-7333. - ELETTRONICO. - 42:9(2013), pp. 1581-1594.
Titolo: | R&D offshoring and the productivity growth of European regions |
Autori: | Castellani, Davide; Pieri, Fabio |
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Titolo del periodico: | RESEARCH POLICY |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
Numero e parte del fascicolo: | 9 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-84885616004 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000326557600006 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.05.009 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/128798 |
Citazione: | R&D offshoring and the productivity growth of European regions / Castellani, Davide; Pieri, Fabio. - In: RESEARCH POLICY. - ISSN 0048-7333. - ELETTRONICO. - 42:9(2013), pp. 1581-1594. |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |
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