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Product Innovation, Process Innovation, and Size

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  • Fritsch, Michael
  • Meschede, Monika
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We test the hypothesis that large firms devote a higher proportion of their expenditure on research and development (R&D) on process innovation than smaller firms.

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  • Fritsch, Michael & Meschede, Monika, 1998. "Product Innovation, Process Innovation, and Size," Freiberg Working Papers 1998/13, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:tufwps:98/13
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    Keywords

    Innovations; Production; Enterprises; Research and Development;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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