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Innovation in private and state-owned enterprises: A cross-industry analysis of patenting activity.
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Structural Change & Economic Dynamics . Sep2022, Vol. 62, p98-113. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- • The present paper compares the innovative performance of State-owned (SOEs) and privately-owned enterprises (POEs). • The number of patent applications is used as a proxy of innovation outcome, while patent forward citations are used as a proxy of innovation value. • The analysis focuses on high- and medium high-tech manufacturing industries and knowledge intensive services. • The analysis involves more than 2000 SOEs and uses matching techniques to select a suitable control group of POEs. • Results suggest that cross-industry heterogeneity exists. Overall, SOEs innovative performance is comparable or even superior to that of POEs. The aim of the present paper is to compare the innovation output of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Privately-Owned Enterprises (POEs), as measured by patent activity, taking a cross-industry perspective. Estimation results focusing on EU countries over the period 2011–2018 reveals that in some medium high-tech manufacturing industries (i.e., manufacturing of chemical products and motor-vehicles) and in the gas and electricity industries the innovative performance of SOEs is on average superior to those of POEs. No statistically significant difference can be detected in high-tech manufacturing, while in knowledge intensive services the evidence is mixed: SOEs innovation output is inferior to POEs' in professional, scientific, and technical activities; yet SOEs outperform POEs in transport services. Overall, these results suggest that, in specific economic sectors, SOEs may act as an important vehicle for technological development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0954349X
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Structural Change & Economic Dynamics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158862738
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2022.05.007