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Further considerations on the link between adjustment costs and the productivity of R&D investment: evidence for Spain

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  • Desiderio Romero-Jordan
  • Jose Felix Sanz-Sanz
  • Inmaculada Alvarez-Ayuso

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This article constructs a dynamic model to estimate the impact of adjustment costs on the productivity of investment in R&D. In order to take into account the possible endogeneity of adjustment costs, the model is estimated by means of instrumental variables (IV), using a panel of Spanish companies. The results show that the elasticity of the productivity of R&D investment with regard to adjustment costs is high, with a value close to -1 (-0.96). This confirms that it is essential to include adjustment costs in the empirical analysis of R&D productivity, as suggested by Jones and Williams (1998) and Comin (2002, 2004).

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  • Desiderio Romero-Jordan & Jose Felix Sanz-Sanz & Inmaculada Alvarez-Ayuso, 2009. "Further considerations on the link between adjustment costs and the productivity of R&D investment: evidence for Spain," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(14), pages 1471-1476.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:16:y:2009:i:14:p:1471-1476
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850701564322
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