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Technological innovation in Korean manufacturing firms Determinants and effects
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kim, Kyung |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Since 1990s Korea has started to ground the strategy for economic growth upon the role of RD Among others the problem of youth unemployment related to the labour-saving effect of innovation, the excessive specialization in high-tech industries and the magnified importance attributed to R&D. The three issues are accordingly investigated in this work by using data at the firm level. The first contribution concerns the effect of R&D investments on employment. The aim of the work is to test for the existence of a labour-saving effect of R&D investments. The evidence suggests that such an effect does not characterize Korean firms. Second contribution examines the productivity of knowledge capital. The results indicate that R&D affects firms’ productivity not only in high-tech industries but also in other sectors. In the third contribution the innovative behavior of firms is studied paying attention to young firms. In these, in fact, the evidence reveals that internal R&D is not as important for the production of innovation. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://tesionline.unicatt.it/bitstream/10280/1492/1/tesiphd_completa_Kim.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |