Intra-firm Technology Transfer and R&D in Foreign Affiliates: Substitutes or Complements? Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms

Belderbos, René, Ito, Banri and Wakasugi, Ryuhei (2008). Intra-firm Technology Transfer and R&D in Foreign Affiliates: Substitutes or Complements? Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms. UNU-MERIT.

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  • Author Belderbos, René
    Ito, Banri
    Wakasugi, Ryuhei
    Title Intra-firm Technology Transfer and R&D in Foreign Affiliates: Substitutes or Complements? Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms
    Publication Date 2008
    Publisher UNU-MERIT
    Abstract R&D in foreign affiliates and technology transferred from their parent firms are important potential drivers of productivity in host countries. In this paper we examine the simultaneous impact of local R&D and intra-firm international technology transfer on productivity growth in foreign affiliates. We estimate a dynamic productivity model on a large sample of Japanese manufacturing affiliates worldwide in 1996-1997 and 1999-2000. We find that both affiliate R&D and intra-firm technology transfer contribute to productivity growth, while technology transfer exhibits decreasing marginal returns. The two sources of technology are complements: use of one source of technology increases the marginal impact of the other.
    Keyword R&D
    Technology transfer
    Multinational firms
    JEL F23
    O32
    O33
    Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT
    Copyright Year 2008
    ISSN 1871-9872
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