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Exporting, R&D, and absorptive capacity in UK establishments.
- Source :
- Oxford Economic Papers; Jan2009, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p74-103, 30p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This paper models the determinants of exporting (both in terms of export propensity and export intensity), with a particular emphasis on the importance of absorptive capacity and the endogenous link between exporting and undertaking R&D. Based on a merged dataset of the 2001 Community Innovation Survey and the 2000 Annual Respondents Database for the UK, our results suggest that establishment size plays a fundamental role in explaining exporting. Meanwhile, alongside other factors, under- taking R&D activities and having greater absorptive capacity (for scientific knowledge, international co-operation, and organizational structure) significantly reduce entry barriers into export markets, having controlled for self-selectivity into exporting. Nevertheless, conditional on entry into international markets, only greater absorptive capacity (associated with scientific knowledge) seems to further boost export performance in such markets, whereas spending on R&D no longer has an impact on exporting behaviour once we have taken into account its endogenous nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00307653
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Oxford Economic Papers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36977487
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpn011