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Benz, Sebastian ; Larch, Mario ; Zimmer, Markus:
Trade in Ideas: Outsourcing and Knowledge Spillovers.
In: International Economics and Economic Policy.
Vol. 12
(2015)
Issue 2
.
- pp. 221-237.
ISSN 1612-4812
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-014-0271-1
Abstract in another language
Inspired by the theory of variety-expanding product innovation we derive a testable relationship of outsourcing on the growth rate of knowledge. We estimate this relationship with a firm-level dataset, which is a unique match of PATSTAT patent data and the Amadeus dataset. We find evidence that forward spillovers are stronger than backward spillovers, where forward spillovers are defined as spillovers going down the value chain from producers to users of intermediate inputs. Moreover, we conclude that inter-industry spillovers are stronger than intra-industry spillovers. This holds when considering only the more important forward spillovers as well as when considering both directions of knowledge flows.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Knowledge spillovers; Outsourcing; Patents |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Economics VI: Empirical Economic Research Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Economics VI: Empirical Economic Research > Chair Economics VI: Empirical Economic Research - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mario Larch Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2015 12:25 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2015 12:25 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/16629 |