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 11: Job Creation Persistence Rates by Sector

Category

Average 1 year
persistence
Jobs Created

Average 2 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

Average 3 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

Average 4 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

High-Tech

99.57 %

99.57 %

94.58 %

93.81 %

Medium-

High-tech

99.41 %

99.35 %

97.80 %

97.48 %

Medium-

Low-tech

88.47 %

78.82 %

70.45 %

54.67 %

Low-tech

87.00 %

77.69 %

63.22 %

63.22 %

All Plants

99.04 %

97.60 %

94.70 %

93.95 %

Source: Calculated using data from Forfas.

_____Table 12: Job Creation Persistence Rates by R&D Activity

Category

Average 1 year
persistence
Jobs Created

Average 2 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

Average 3 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

Average 4 Year
Persistence
Jobs Created

Non-R&D
spender

99.04 %

76.65 %

60.88 %

43.73 %

Small

R&D
spender

86.09 %

84.54 %

70.72 %

52.54 %

Large
R&D
spender

99.08 %

99.08 %

99.08 %

99.08 %

All Plants

99.04 %

97.60 %

94.70 %

93.95 %

Source: Calculated using data from Forfas.

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