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The Importance of R&D for Innovation: A Reassessment Using French Survey Data

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This paper compares the contribution of R&D to innovation in terms of the various innovation output measures provided by the third Community Innovation Survey (CIS 3) for French manufacturing firms and in terms of accounting for interindustry innovation differences.

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Mairesse, J., Mohnen, P. (2005). The Importance of R&D for Innovation: A Reassessment Using French Survey Data. In: Link, A.N., Scherer, F.M. (eds) Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25022-0_10

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