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Innovation capability, credit constraint and the cyclicality of R&D investment

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  • Xue, Jianpo
  • Yip, Chong K.
  • Zheng, Junwei

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This paper generalizes the theoretical model of Aghion et al. (2012) to re-examine the cyclicality of R&D investment with credit constraint and linear production with different innovation capabilities. In contrast to their procyclical conclusion, we show that the R&D investment can be acyclical, procyclical, or countercyclical depending on the innovation capability, the tightness of credit constraint and the level of an entrepreneur‘s wealth.

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  • Xue, Jianpo & Yip, Chong K. & Zheng, Junwei, 2021. "Innovation capability, credit constraint and the cyclicality of R&D investment," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:199:y:2021:i:c:s0165176520304651
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109705
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    Keywords

    Credit constraint; Innovation capability; R&D investment; Cyclicality; Wealth;
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    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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