Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis.

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 1988
Volume: 78
Issue: 4
Pages: 678-90

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The authors present a model suggesting that innovative output is influenced by R&D and market struc ture characteristics. Using a new and direct measure of innovation in a cross-section regression model estimating the total number of inno vations and large- and small-firm innovations, they find that: (1) th e total number of innovations is negatively related to concentration and unionization, and positively related to R&D, skilled labor, and t he degree to which large firms comprise the industry; and (2) these d eterminants have disparate effects on large and small firms. Copyright 1988 by American Economic Association.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:78:y:1988:i:4:p:678-90
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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