This article addresses an issue that is debated in the economics of innovation literature, namely the existence of increasing returns to R&D expenditures and firm size, in product innovation. It explores further how the firm's structural characteristics and contextual factors affect the sustained introduction of new components over a relatively long time period. Taking advantage of an original and unique database comprising information on new product announcements by leading semiconductor producers, we show that: (i) decreasing returns to size and R&D expenditures characterize the innovation production function of the sampled firms; (ii) producers operating a larger product portfolio exhibit a higher propensity to introduce new products than their specialized competitors; (iii) aging has positive bearings on the firm's ability to innovate.

Corsino, M., Espa, G., Micciolo, R. (2011). R&D, firm size and incremental product innovation. ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, 20(5), 423-443 [10.1080/10438599.2011.562354].

R&D, firm size and incremental product innovation

Corsino, M
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2011

Abstract

This article addresses an issue that is debated in the economics of innovation literature, namely the existence of increasing returns to R&D expenditures and firm size, in product innovation. It explores further how the firm's structural characteristics and contextual factors affect the sustained introduction of new components over a relatively long time period. Taking advantage of an original and unique database comprising information on new product announcements by leading semiconductor producers, we show that: (i) decreasing returns to size and R&D expenditures characterize the innovation production function of the sampled firms; (ii) producers operating a larger product portfolio exhibit a higher propensity to introduce new products than their specialized competitors; (iii) aging has positive bearings on the firm's ability to innovate.
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Firm size; Product innovation; R&D; Semiconductor industry;
English
2011
20
5
423
443
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Corsino, M., Espa, G., Micciolo, R. (2011). R&D, firm size and incremental product innovation. ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, 20(5), 423-443 [10.1080/10438599.2011.562354].
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