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Firm-level analysis of determinants of Canadian industrial R&D performance

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  • J A D Holbrook
  • R J Squires

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The lower-than-average levels of R&D performed in Canadian industry have long been a source of concern and study. This analysis focuses on the elasticity of R&D investments against size in terms of sales and employment. The results suggest that: there are sectoral differences in elasticity of R&D expenditure, which are not easily explained on the basis of technological sophistication or economies of scale; and, in general, foreign-controlled firms' R&D expenditure is less inelastic than that of Canadian-controlled firms. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • J A D Holbrook & R J Squires, 1996. "Firm-level analysis of determinants of Canadian industrial R&D performance," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(6), pages 369-374, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:23:y:1996:i:6:p:369-374
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    1. Baldwin, John R. Gellatly, Guy, 2007. "Global Links: Multinationals in Canada: An Overview of Research at Statistics Canada," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2007014e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division.
    2. Baldwin, John R. & Hanel, Peter, 2000. "Multinationals and the Canadian Innovation Process," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2000151e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    3. Gaudreault, Valerie & Gellatly, Guy & Baldwin, John R., 2002. "Financing Innovation in New Small Firms: New Evidence from Canada," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2002190e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    4. John N H Britton, 2003. "Network Structure of an Industrial Cluster: Electronics in Toronto," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 35(6), pages 983-1006, June.

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