Foreign direct investment in industrial research in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries - results from a survey of multinational firms

Article Abstract:

Multinational firms' decisions on foreign direct investments (FDI) on industrial research are influenced by optimizing the bounty that can be garnered from a specific technology, as well as their desire to enhance the companies' core technologies. This trend may be noticeable in local settings where information technology providers and consumers are spread out through a wide geographical area. Survey findings also indicate that different countries have distinct patterns of investing in foreign R&D. For instance, US firms usually try FDI in Europe first, before going to Japan.

Foreign investments, Finance, Investigations, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations

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On the classification of industrial R&D

Article Abstract:

Larger firms are more likely to disagree on the appropriateness of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) classification of industrial R&D. These firms maintain that there is a need for a broader definition of development. However, findings indicate that NSF's classification accurately describes the scope of R&D that is self-financed and carried out in most industrial firms. NSF classifies industrial R&D into basic research, applied research and development.

Standards, Evaluation, United States. National Science Foundation

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Do we need a price index for industrial R&D?

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Price deflators are required in order to accurately contrast an industry's R&D output with its capital formation and growth. When calculating a country's total R&D outlay, a broad-based price deflator such the GNP's works well, but more specific indices are needed in order to determine outlays of specific industries. Industry-specific price deflators are constructed using the R&D totals of 12 different industries from the years 1969-88.

Usage, Accounting and auditing, Inflation (Finance), Price indexes, Inflation (Economics)

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