The determinants of R&D persistence in SMEs
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- Juan A. Máñez & María E. Rochina-Barrachina & Amparo Sanchis-Llopis & Juan A. Sanchis-Llopis, 2014. "The determinants of R&D persistence in SMEs," Working Papers 1410, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia.
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SMEs; R&D activities; Persistence; Learning; Success-breeds-success; Sunk costs; Demand-pull; Discrete time survival models; C41; L60; O31; L26;JEL classification:
- C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
- L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
- O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
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