Using Innovation Surveys for Econometric Analysis

Mohnen, Pierre; Mairesse, Jacques

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1611768

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Using Innovation Surveys for Econometric Analysis

CIRANO - Scientific Publication No. 2010s-15

42 Pages Posted: 19 May 2010

See all articles by Pierre Mohnen

National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST); Maastricht University - United Nations and Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: April 1, 2010

Abstract

After presenting the history, the evolution and the content of innovation surveys, we discuss the characteristics of the data they contain and the challenge they pose to the analyst and the econometrician. We document the two uses that have been made of these data: the construction of scoreboards for monitoring innovation and the scholarly analysis of various issue related to innovation. In particular we review the questions examined and the results obtained regarding the determinants, the effects, the complementarities, and the dynamics of innovation. We conclude by suggesting ways to improve the data collection and their econometric analysis.

Keywords: Innovation Survey, Econometrics, Complementarity, Productivity, R&D, Collaboration

JEL Classification: O30, O50, C35, C81

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Mohnen, Pierre and Mairesse, Jacques, Using Innovation Surveys for Econometric Analysis (April 1, 2010). CIRANO - Scientific Publication No. 2010s-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1611768 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1611768