Working Paper: NBER ID: w12320
Authors: Bronwyn H. Hall; Jacques Mairesse
Abstract: This introduction to a special issue of EINT surveys a collection of ten papers that study various aspects of innovation and knowledge management and their impact on performance at the firm level for a number of countries. These studies have been conducted using data drawn from innovation surveys combined with data from a number of other sources. The issue illustrates the value of these surveys in improving our understanding of innovation in firms and raises a number of questions for future work in this area.
Keywords: innovation; knowledge management; firm performance
JEL Codes: O3; M2
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| R&D intensity (O32) | innovation sales (O35) |
| R&D intensity (O32) | productivity (O49) |
| innovation sales (O35) | productivity (O49) |
| R&D intensity (O32) | new product sales (M13) |
| new product sales (M13) | profitability (L21) |
| R&D (O32) | innovative sales (O35) |
| diminishing returns to R&D investment (O39) | innovative output (O36) |