Autore
Sterlacchini, Alessandro

Titolo
The intensity of business R&D in Italy: why reducing the gap with the EU is possible and worthwhile
Periodico
Economia e politica industriale
Anno: 2017 - Volume: 44 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 245 - Pagina finale: 257

This note examines the level, trend and size distribution of the R&D expenditures by Italian firms. Comparisons with the performance of the major EU countries indicate that the Italian backwardness in terms of business R&D is mainly due to a declining contribution of the largest firms. Only thanks to an increasing number of SMEs performing R&D and the investments of a group of not too large companies, the Italian performance has not deteriorated over the last years. This suggests that, by means of well-designed and adequately funded policy measures, the goal of reducing the R&D gap with the EU is still possible.



SICI: 0391-2078(2017)44:2<245:TIOBRI>2.0.ZU;2-N

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