Harhoff, Dietmar, Mueller, Elisabeth and Van Reenen, John 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9153-2907
(2013)
What are the channels for technology sourcing? Panel data evidence from German companies.
CEP Discussion Papers (1193).
London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
Innovation processes within corporations increasingly tap into international technology sources, yet little is known about the relative contribution of different types of innovation channels. We investigate the effectiveness of different types of international technology sourcing activities using survey information on German companies complemented with information from the European Patent Office. German firms with inventors based in the US disproportionately benefit from R&D knowledge located in the US. The positive influence on total factor productivity is larger if the research of the inventors results in co-applications of patents with US companies. Moreover, research cooperation with American suppliers also enables German firms to better tap into US R&D, but cooperation with customers and competitors does not appear to aid technology sourcing. The results suggest that the “brain drain” to the US can have upsides for corporations tapping into American know-how.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Economics Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| JEL classification: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2013 15:29 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51524 |
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