Innovation and Firm Growth in High-Tech Sectors: A Quantile Regression Approach

Alex Coad () and Rekha Rao-Nicholson

LEM Papers Series from Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

Abstract: We relate innovation to sales growth for incumbent firms in four high-tech sectors. A firm, on average, experiences only modest growth and may grow for a number of reasons that may or may not be related to innovativeness. However, given that firms are heterogeneous and that growth rates distributions are heavy-tailed, it may be misleading to use regression techniques that focus on the "average firm". Using a quantile regression approach, we observe that innovativeness is of crucial importance for a handful of "superstar" fast-growth firms. We also discuss policy implications of our results.

Keywords: Innovation; Firm Growth; Quantile Regression; Innovation Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-08-23
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