Macroeconomic Volatility, Institutional Instability and the Incentive to Innovate

Autor: Masino, S.
Rok vydání: 2015
DOI: 10.1111/rode.12127
Popis: This study investigates the channels through which macroeconomic and institutional instability hinders innovative investment undertakings financed by the domestic private sector. The analysis is based on a sample of 44 countries and considers various instability dimensions. The results suggest a negative impact of real, monetary and political instability on the aggregate level of R&D financed by the business sector. Thus, highlighting the importance of stable macro‐institutional environments in preventing avoidance or abandonment of private innovation undertakings.
Databáze: OpenAIRE