What determines industrial R&D expenditure in the UK?

Bettina Becker, Nigel Pain

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

In this paper we identify some of the factors behind the comparatively poor R&D performance of the UK in the 1990s, when R&D intensity in the business sector declined consistently. We estimate an econometric model of R&D using a panel of UK manufacturing industries. Our results highlight the importance of industry characteristics such as sales and profitability, product market competition, macroeconomic factors such as interest and exchange rates, and the composition of R&D expenditure and funding. A rise in the share of government-funded R&D or the share of foreign R&D is found to have a positive impact on aggregate R&D expenditure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-87
Number of pages27
JournalManchester School
Volume76
Issue number1
Early online date21 Dec 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'What determines industrial R&D expenditure in the UK?'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this