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R&D and firm growth rate variance

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  • Alex Coad

    (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany)

  • Rekha Rao

    (School of Management, University of Bath)

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Investment in R&D is positively associated with the variance of sales growth and, to a lesser extent, employment growth. The magnitude of this effect has not increased in recent decades, however.

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  • Alex Coad & Rekha Rao, 2010. "R&D and firm growth rate variance," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 30(1), pages 702-708.
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    Keywords

    R&D; Firm growth; growth rate variance; employment growth; innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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