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Research and development expenditure in France : an analysis by sector
[Les dépenses de recherche-développement en France : une analyse par branche]

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  • Bernadette Marechal

    (LATEC - Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Techniques Economiques [UMR 5601] - UB - Université de Bourgogne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

La taille des entreprises a toujours été considérée comme une variable déterminante dans l'explication de leurs stratégies (stratégie de concentration ou stratégie d'innovation). Ce travail se propose d'analyser la relation évoquée par J. Schumpeter entre la taille des entreprises et le montant des dépenses en recherche-développement. Tout en suivant la méthodologie utilisée en Economie Industrielle, nous avons d'abord conduit une analyse exploratoire sur cette relation. Cette étude, réalisée au niveau branche, montre que la taille (mesurée par le nombre de salariés, la production effective ou la valeur ajoutée) exerce une influence positive sur les dépenses en recherche-développement (mesurées par la dépense intérieure de recherche-développement ou par le nombre de chercheurs). Mais, les branches qui réalisent une part importante de la recherche-développement sont en général composées de petites entreprises. Il convient donc, à partir de données désagrégées et par classes de dimensions, de vérifier ces premiers résultats.

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  • Bernadette Marechal, 1996. "Research and development expenditure in France : an analysis by sector [Les dépenses de recherche-développement en France : une analyse par branche]," Working Papers hal-01526514, HAL.
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