Does R&D Intensity Contribute to Technical Efficiency in Turkey?

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2014-03-01

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Kalayci, Elif
Pamukcu, Mehmet Teoman

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The effect of R&D intensity and R&D spillovers on the technical efficiency of R&D performers has not been examined for the Turkish manufacturing sector. This study investigates whether R&D intensity and R&D spillovers contribute to firms' technical efficiency. Employing stochastic frontier analysis, we use micro-level data for 2003-2007 R&D performers. We find that neither R&D intensity nor R&D spillovers exert a statistically significant effect on the technical efficiency of low-tech R&D performers. On the other hand for high-mid tech R&D performers R&D spillovers are found to affect technical efficiency of positively. Subcontracting work and having a large market share are also positively related with technical efficiency.

Subject Keywords

R&D, R&D Spillovers, Technical efficiency, Manufacturing Industry, Stochastic frontier analysis, Turkey

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/29897

Journal

IKTISAT ISLETME VE FINANS

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https://doi.org/10.3848/iif.2014.336.3955

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Article

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E. Kalayci and M. T. Pamukcu, “Does R&D Intensity Contribute to Technical Efficiency in Turkey?,” IKTISAT ISLETME VE FINANS, pp. 9–30, 2014, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/29897.