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The role of spillovers in research and development expenditure in Australian industries

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  • Sasan Bakhtiari
  • Robert Breunig

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Using administrative data from firms in Australia that conduct research and development (R&D), we examine how R&D activity of other firms and public institutions affect a firm's own R&D expenditure. We distinguish between the impact of peers, suppliers and clients. We examine whether geographical proximity and industrial clustering affect R&D spillovers. Overall, we detect positive effects on R&D expenditure from spillovers from peers and clients to firms that are nearby; within 25 or 50 km. R&D expenditure by academia, unlike by government bodies, has a positive influence on a firm's own R&D expenditure within state boundaries. We fail to find any significant role for industrial clusters in augmenting spillover effects.

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  • Sasan Bakhtiari & Robert Breunig, 2018. "The role of spillovers in research and development expenditure in Australian industries," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(1), pages 14-38, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:27:y:2018:i:1:p:14-38
    DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2017.1290898
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