Working Paper: NBER ID: w15857
Authors: Jacques Mairesse; Pierre Mohnen
Abstract: After presenting the history, the evolution and the content of innovation surveys, we discuss the characteristics of the data they contain and the challenge they pose to the analyst and the econometrician. We document the two uses that have been made of these data: the construction of scoreboards for monitoring innovation and the scholarly analysis of various issue related to innovation. In particular we review the questions examined and the results obtained regarding the determinants, the effects, the complementarities, and the dynamics of innovation. We conclude by suggesting ways to improve the data collection and their econometric analysis.
Keywords: Innovation Surveys; Econometric Analysis; R&D Expenditures; Innovation Determinants; Government Support
JEL Codes: C35; C81; O30; O50
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| collaboration with universities (O36) | innovation performance (O35) |
| R&D expenditures (O32) | innovation output (O36) |
| government support for innovation (O38) | private R&D spending (O32) |
| past innovation (O35) | future innovation (O35) |