Journal
OXFORD BULLETIN OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
Volume 70, Issue 3, Pages 399-413Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00503.x
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We examine the impact of internal and external R&D on labour productivity in a 6-year panel of Dutch manufacturing firms. We apply a dynamic panel data model that allows for decreasing or increasing returns to scale in internal and external R&D and for economies of scope. We find complementarity between internal and external R&D, with a positive impact of external R&D only evident in case of sufficient internal R&D. These findings confirm the role of internal R&D in enhancing absorptive capacity. The scope economies are accompanied by decreasing returns to scale at high levels of internal and external R&D. The analysis indicates that productivity grows by increasing the share of external R&D in total R&D.
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