The Tangible Contribution of R&D Spending Foreign-Owned Plants to a Host Region: a Plant Level Study of the Irish Manufacturing Sector (1980-1996)

Variable

Hazard Ratio

Eqn 1

Eqn 2

Eqn 3

Eqn 4

Eqn 5

Eqn 6

Eqn 7

Firm Size in 1986

.998**

0.999*

.998***

.998***

.998***

.998**

.997***

Plant Nationality:

European
Nationality

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

North American

.896

0.897

.909

.917

.898

.920

.869

Other Non-European

Sector:

.655

0.647

.665

.791

.689

.636

.685

High-tech

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Medium-High-tech

1.444

1.428

1.469

1.371

1.695*

1.290

1.582

Medium-Low-tech

1.437

1.390

1.610

1.450

1.876**

1.344

1.745**

Low-Tech

2.565***

2.474***

3.073***

2.846***

3.098***

2.662***

3.335***

Started in Ireland:

Pre 1973

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1973-1982

0.963

0.971

0.961

0.986

1.015

0.985

.963

Post 1982

1.006

1.021

0.995

1.035

1.045

1.065

.986

Annual MNC Entry
R&D Activity:

1.132***

1.133***

1.149***

1.124***

1.178***

1.118***

1.151***

1. Non-R&D

-

-

Spender

All R&D Spenders

2. Small R&D

Spender

.288***

0.381***

Large R&D Spender
3. Average Annual
R&D Investment

4. Existence of a
formal R&D
Department

5. % Sales of
Innovative products
6. Average Annual
R&D Personnel

7. Average R&D
Intensity (R&D /
Sales)

0.215***

0.999**

0.304***

.974***

.883***

.922**

Log Likelihood

-1196.38

-1195.25

-1213.81

-1204.54

-1198.19

-1200.83

-1215.71

Chi Square (11)

103.04

105.31

68.18

86.72

99.43

94.14

64.39

Prob > Chi2

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

N

691

691

691

691

691

691

691

Time at risk_________

6355

6355

6355

6355

6355

6355

6355