International and national R&D outsourcing: Complements or substitutes as determinants of innovation?

We study the impact of international R&D outsourcing on the probability of innovating. We find that this influence is positive, particularly for exporters. We show that international and national outsourcing are substitutes as determinants of process innovation in low-tech and medium low-tech se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García Vega, María, Huergo Orejas, Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/41745
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41745
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:International and national R&D outsourcing
Innovation
Complementarity supermodularity
Economía internacional
5310 Economía Internacional
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Sumario:We study the impact of international R&D outsourcing on the probability of innovating. We find that this influence is positive, particularly for exporters. We show that international and national outsourcing are substitutes as determinants of process innovation in low-tech and medium low-tech sectors.