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)



________Table 8: Net job change by Sector: A Cohort Analysis________

Category

Stock of

Employ. '86

Gross Jobs

Created

Gross Jobs

Destroyed

Stock of

Employ. '96

% Jobs Change
1986-1996

High-tech

14,593

5,926

(5,470)

15,049

3.1%

Medium-

High-tech

22,884

7,796

(7,245)

23,435

2.4%

Medium-
Low-tech

11,087

2,210

(3,357)

9,940

(10.4%)

Low-tech

29,891

5,980

(14,584)

21,287

(28.8%)

All Plants

78,455

21,912

(30,656)

69,711

(11.1%)

Source: Calculated using data from Forfas.

Table 9: Net job change by R&D Activity: A Cohort Analysis

Category

Stock of

Employ. '86

Gross Jobs
Created

Gross Jobs
Destroyed

Stock of

Employ. '96

% Jobs Change
1986-1996

Non-R&D
Spender

34,854

6,854

(19,912)

24,796

(28.2%)

Small R&D
Spender

9,874

1,360

(4,144)

7,090

(28.2%)

Large R&D
Spender

33,727

13,698

(9,600)

37,825

12.2%

Total

78,455

21,912

(30,656)

69,711

(11.1%)

Source: Calculated using data from Forfas.

Table 10: Net job change by R&D Activity: A Cohort (Survivors)

______________________________Analysis______________________________

Category

Stock of

Employ. '86

Gross Jobs
Created

Gross Jobs
Destroyed

Stock of

Employ. '96

% Jobs Change
1986-1996

Non-R&D
Spender

22,205

6,854

(4,263)

24,796

11.7%

Small R&D
Spender

8,870

1,360

(3,140)

7,090

(20.0%)

Large R&D
Spender

31,557

13,698

(7,430)

37,825

19.9%

Total

62,632

21,912

(14,833)

69,711

9.6%

Source: Calculated using data from Forfas.

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