06/02: Determinants of National R&D and Patenting: Application to a Small, Distant Country
[ Last Updated 29 October 2007 ]
Short Description
This report investigates a number of factors that may explain New Zealand's low rate of privately-funding research and development. Once these factors are controlled for, New Zealand is found to be rather average in its performance.
Author
Ron Crawford, Richard Fabling, Arthur Grimes and Nick Bonner.
Released: 14 November 2006
At the time of preparation of this paper, Crawford, Fabling and Bonner were each with Medium Term Strategy Group (MTSG), Ministry of Economic Development. Grimes was with Motu Economic & Public Policy Research and University of Waikato, and working with MTSG. The authors are solely responsible for the analysis and the views expressed.
Contact: occasionalpapers@med.govt.nz
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