Determinants of International R&D Outsourcing: The Role of Trade
| dc.contributor.author | García Vega, María | |
| dc.contributor.author | Huergo Orejas, Elena | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-20T04:17:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-20T04:17:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper investigates the determinants of international R&D outsourcing, in particular the role of trade. We construct a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms where outsourcing increases a firm’s fixed transaction as well as its productivity. Financial constraints affect the decision to outsource R&D more to non-exporters than to exporters. In contrast, exporters are more sensitive to a lack of information because they have higher losses when there is technology leakage. We test these predictions using a panel database of Spanish companies. The results highlight the relevance of information in competitive markets, and the role of trade to induce companies to engage in other globalization strategies. | |
| dc.description.faculty | Fac. de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales | |
| dc.description.refereed | TRUE | |
| dc.description.status | pub | |
| dc.eprint.id | https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/39083 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00595.x | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1363-6669 | |
| dc.identifier.relatedurl | http://eprints.ucm.es/9790/ | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/45128 | |
| dc.issue.number | 1 | |
| dc.journal.title | Review of Development Economics | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.page.final | 107 | |
| dc.page.initial | 93 | |
| dc.publisher | Wiley | |
| dc.relation.projectID | SEJ2004-02525/ECON | |
| dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
| dc.subject.jel | F2 | |
| dc.subject.jel | L24 | |
| dc.subject.jel | O3 | |
| dc.subject.keyword | R&D outsourcing | |
| dc.subject.keyword | exporters | |
| dc.subject.keyword | financial constraints | |
| dc.subject.keyword | technology leakage | |
| dc.subject.ucm | Economía internacional | |
| dc.subject.ucm | Empresas | |
| dc.subject.ucm | Economía industrial | |
| dc.subject.unesco | 5310 Economía Internacional | |
| dc.subject.unesco | 5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas | |
| dc.title | Determinants of International R&D Outsourcing: The Role of Trade | |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dc.volume.number | 15 | |
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