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R&D: who does the R, who does the D?

An examination of the determinants of the allocation of national research and development (R and D) resources between research and development activities is conducted. A preemption equilibrium is constructed and related to hypotheses concerning home market size and the cost and characteristics of a...

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Publicado en:Journal of International Economics Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 87 - 104
Autores principales: Cadot, Olivier, Desruelle, Dominique
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier Science October 1998
Materias:
Resource allocation > Mathematical models
Patents
Size of states
Intra-industry trade
Mathematical models of economics
Commerce
Economics
Game theory
Industrial research
Mathematical models
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Sumario:An examination of the determinants of the allocation of national research and development (R and D) resources between research and development activities is conducted. A preemption equilibrium is constructed and related to hypotheses concerning home market size and the cost and characteristics of an international R and D race. A two-sector model of resource allocation is presented to demonstrate that two effects, a fairly mechanical resource-allocation effect and a strategic effect, are employed when one country is larger than the other.