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R&D and Foreign Sales in Multinationals: A Simultaneous Relationship?

Fors, Gunnar; Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1996

This paper analyzes the simultaneous relationship between R&D and foreign sales in Swedish multinational enterprises in the manufacturing sector. We argue that this two-way relationship should especially apply to multinationals based in small open economies due to the firms' high dependence on...

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Technology Transfer to Foreign Affiliates by Multinational Enterprises Technology Transfer to Foreign Affiliates by Multinational Enterprises

Fors, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1996

This paper examines whether Swedish multinational enterprises transfer R&D-generated knowledge to their foreign affiliates. The empirical results suggest that such technology transfer takes place from parent companies to affiliates, especially in the case of newly established affiliates. In...

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Factory Automation and Economic Performance: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis

Carlsson, Bo; Taymaz, Erol; Tryggestad, Kjell - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1993

No abstract.

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The Role of Capital and Other Factors in the Formation and Growth of Firms Started by University Researchers

Olofsson, Christer; Wahlbin, Claes - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989

No abstract.

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Technology Transfer to Foreign Affiliates by Multinational Enterprises.

Fors, G. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1996

This paper examines whether Swedish multinational enterprises tranfer R&D- generated knowledge to their foreign affiliates. The empirical results suggest that such technology transfer takes place from parent compagnies to affiliates, espacially in the case of newly established affiliates.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780391

Multinationals, Endogenous Growth and Technological Spillovers: Theory and Evidence

Braconier, Henrik; Baldwin, Richard E.; Forslid, Rikard - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1999

FDI has received surprisingly little attention in theoretical and empirical work on openness and growth. This paper presents a theoretical growth model where MNCs directly affect the endogenous growth rate via technological spillovers. This is novel since other endogenous growth models with...

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Intel Economics

Segerstrom, Paul S. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1999

This paper presents a model to explain why both industry leaders and follower firms often invest in R&D and explores the welfare implications of these R&D investment choices. Regardless of initial conditions, the equilibrium path in this model involves gradually convergence to a balanced growth...

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Commercialization of Swedish Patents – A Pilot Study in the Medical and Hygiene Sector

Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2002

In this paper, I analyze the commercialization of patents in the Swedish medicine & hygiene sector. A unique database makes it possible to use a new method, where I follow the commercialization process of individual patents. A surprisingly low share (10%) of the inventions was discovered at...

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The Inventor’s Role: Was Schumpeter Right?

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007

of invention, innovation (commercialization) and imitation. We show why there is a rationale for the Schumpeterian … entrepreneur to also include the inventor in the innovation process. In addition, we provide a framework where the theories of … possibilities of successful commercialization since the inventor may further adapt the innovation to customer needs, transmit …

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