2020
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2019.1310
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Reconciling the Firm Size and Innovation Puzzle

Abstract: The research program of the Center for Economic Studies (CES) produces a wide range of economic analyses to improve the statistical programs of the U.S. Census Bureau. Many of these analyses take the form of CES research papers. The papers have not undergone the review accorded Census Bureau publications and no endorsement should be inferred. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau. All results have been revie… Show more

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“…Nelson 1959). Knott and Vieregger (2020) show that both R&D investment and R&D productivity increase with firm size.…”
Section: Empirical Results: Tests With Asie Datamentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Nelson 1959). Knott and Vieregger (2020) show that both R&D investment and R&D productivity increase with firm size.…”
Section: Empirical Results: Tests With Asie Datamentioning
confidence: 95%
“…7. According to Knott and Vieregger (2020), RQ is derived from random coefficients estimation of a log-form production function using seven-year windows of firm financial data (Knott, 2008):…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…RQ reflects the percentage rise in revenue resulting from a 1% increase in R&D, assuming all other inputs and their elasticities remain unchanged. As such, RQ is the counterpart at the firm level of the most common method used by economists to estimate returns to R&D at the industry level (Hall et al , 2010; Knott and Vieregger, 2020). This distinctive measure of innovation efficiency, RQ, has gained traction in the literature lately (Knott, 2008; Cooper et al , 2015; Cremers et al , 2017; Harris et al , 2019; Chan et al , 2020; Hasan et al , 2020; Vairawan and Zhang, 2020; Iyer et al , 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Conversely, enterprises with limited resources must exercise greater caution and control when engaging in innovation activities due to their higher costs and risks [ 16 ]. As a result, the scale of enterprises plays a pivotal role in promoting economic growth, which is an endogenous process that relies on innovation and efficiency improvements [ 17 ]. The organic growth of large-scale enterprises has resulted in heightened competitiveness within market competition while simultaneously fortifying the microfoundations for sustainable growth.…”
Section: Structure Of the Index System For The Competitiveness Of Lis...mentioning
confidence: 99%