R&D and Industrial Concentration in the Indonesian Manufacturing Industry
This research investigates the relation between research and development (R&D) expenditure and the industrial concentration in the Indonesian manufacturing industry. Pooled least square dummy variable is applied to estimate the relation between the two variables. This research uses firm-level da...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2199-8531/7/2/112 |
Summary: | This research investigates the relation between research and development (R&D) expenditure and the industrial concentration in the Indonesian manufacturing industry. Pooled least square dummy variable is applied to estimate the relation between the two variables. This research uses firm-level data taken from the survey of the manufacturing industry sourced from the Indonesian Bureau of Central Statistics. This research makes contributions in calculating the percentage of R&D expenditure using the recent data and freshly estimating the relation between R&D and industrial concentration in the industry. This research finds that the percentage of R&D expenditure is relatively low in the industry. There is also a declining trend in the percentage of the R&D expenditure from the period 1994–1995 to 2017. The higher industrial concentration increases the percentage of R&D expenditure. This research also finds that R&D expenditure can be higher in the firms with market power. |
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ISSN: | 2199-8531 |