Does R&D Intensity Contribute to Technical Efficiency in Turkey?
IKTISAT ISLETME VE FINANS, cilt.29, sa.336, ss.9-30, 2014 (SSCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 336
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3848/iif.2014.336.3955
- Dergi Adı: IKTISAT ISLETME VE FINANS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.9-30
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The effect of R&D intensity and R&D spillovers on the technical efficiency of R&D performers has not been examined for the Turkish manufacturing sector. This study investigates whether R&D intensity and R&D spillovers contribute to firms' technical efficiency. Employing stochastic frontier analysis, we use micro-level data for 2003-2007 R&D performers. We find that neither R&D intensity nor R&D spillovers exert a statistically significant effect on the technical efficiency of low-tech R&D performers. On the other hand for high-mid tech R&D performers R&D spillovers are found to affect technical efficiency of positively. Subcontracting work and having a large market share are also positively related with technical efficiency.