Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44904 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Citation: 
[Journal:] EIB Papers [ISSN:] 0257-7755 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] European Investment Bank (EIB) [Place:] Luxembourg [Year:] 2009 [Pages:] 36-61
Publisher: 
European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg
Abstract: 
This study presents new estimates of business R&D capital stocks for 22 countries at the aggregate and industry levels. At 9 percent of GDP, the EU business R&D capital stock falls short of its US and Japanese counterparts. Within the EU, R&D capital stocks are much lower in the southern and the new member states, reflecting large and persistent disparities in R&D expenditure. There was hardly any convergence over the past decade. The R&D capital stock is concentrated on three technologyintensive manufacturing industries and is positively correlated with growth in total factor productivity across countries and industries. Finally, the ratios between the stocks of R&D capital and tangible capital suggest marked differences in how R&D and tangible capital are combined in production.
Document Type: 
Article

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