nep-ipr 2016-01-29 papers

on Intellectual Property Rights

Issue of 2016–01–29
one paper chosen by
Giovanni Battista Ramello, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Technological drivers of R&D location By Mafini Dosso; Antonio Vezzani

Technological drivers of R&D location

By:	Mafini Dosso (European Commission â€“ JRC - IPTS); Antonio Vezzani (European Commission â€“ JRC - IPTS)
Abstract:	We discuss the link between corporate R&D internationalization strategies and the countries' technological specialisation. Technological proximity and a country specialisation in emerging technologies are key technological determinants for the location of foreign R&D investments of MNCs. These results imply that countries' technological profiles shape the type of R&D activities they are able to attract. Important policy implications reside in the fact that emerging technologies often derive from the use of existing technologies for new purposes and that radical innovations steam from the (re)combination of mature and emerging technologies from different domains are presented. Accordingly, countries willing to attract R&D-based investments should facilitate the cross-fertilization of existing and new fields and industries.
Keywords:	International Knowledge seeking, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Patents, Emerging Technologies, Technological Proximity
Date:	2015–11
URL:	https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc98311

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