International R&D Spillovers and Institutions

37 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2008

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David T. Coe

International Monetary Fund (IMF); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Elhanan Helpman

Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Alexander W. Hoffmaister

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department

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Date Written: April 2008

Abstract

The empirical analysis in "International R&D Spillovers" (Coe and Helpman, 1995) is first revisited by applying modern panel cointegration estimation techniques to an expanded data set that we have constructed for the purpose of this study. The new estimates confirm the key results reported in Coe and Helpman about the impact of domestic and foreign R&D capital stocks on TFP. In addition, we show that domestic and foreign R&D capital stocks have measurable impacts on TFP even after controlling for the impact of human capital. Furthermore, we extend the analysis to include institutional variables, such as legal origin and patent protection, in order to allow for parameter heterogeneity based on a country's institutional characteristics. The results suggest that institutional differences are important determinants of total factor productivity and that they impact the degree of R&D spillovers.

Keywords: Working Paper, Productivity, Investment, Foreign investment, Capital, Economic models

Suggested Citation

Coe, David T. and Helpman, Elhanan and Hoffmaister, Alexander W., International R&D Spillovers and Institutions (April 2008). IMF Working Paper No. 08/104, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1153726

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