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T1 Does R&D increase the profit contribution of intangible assets? An exploration of European and American automotive suppliers
A1 Lutz, Stefan
AB Economic theory implies that research and development (R&D) efforts increase firm productivity and ultimately profits. In particular, R&D expenses lead to the development of intangible assets in the form of intellectual property (IP) and these assets command a return that increases overall profits of the firm. This hypothesis is investigated for the North American and European automotive supplier industries.Results indicate that R&D expenses in fact increase both intangible asset levels and their profit contributions. In particular, increases in the R&D expense to sales ratio lead to increases in the profit contribution of intangible assets relative to sales. This indicates that more R&D intensive IP should command higher royalty rates per sales when licensed to third parties and within multinational enterprises alike.
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41561
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41561
LA eng
NO JEL classification: D24, L20, L62, M21
DS Docta Complutense
RD 24 abr 2025