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Innovation, R&D Spillovers and Productivity: The Role of Knowledge-Intensive Services

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  • Agustí Segarra-Blasco

    (Grup de Recerca en Indústria i Territori(GRIT), Departament d'Economia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili.)

Abstract

This paper analyses the performance of companies’ R&D and innovation and the effects of intra- and inter-industry R&D spillover on firms’ productivity in Catalonia. The paper deals simultaneously with the performance of manufacturing and service firms, with the aim of highlighting the growing role of knowledge-intensive services in promoting innovation and productivity gains. We find that intra-industry R&D spillovers have an important effect on the productivity level of manufacturing firms, and the inter-industrial R&D spillovers related to computer and software services also play an important role, especially in high-tech manufacturing industries. The main conclusion is that the traditional classification of manufactured goods and services no longer makes sense in the ‘knowledge economy’ and in Catalonia the regional policy makers will have to design policies that favour inter-industrial R&D flows, especially from high-tech services.

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  • Agustí Segarra-Blasco, 2007. "Innovation, R&D Spillovers and Productivity: The Role of Knowledge-Intensive Services," Working Papers XREAP2007-12, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP), revised Nov 2007.
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    Keywords

    Innovation; R&D spillovers; KIS services; Productivity;
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    JEL classification:

    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General

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