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Technological Investment of Thai Industries and Government Supports |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Vasu Suvanvihok |
| Title | Technological Investment of Thai Industries and Government Supports |
| Publisher | School of Development Economic |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | Development Economic Review |
| Journal Vol. | 9 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 72 |
| Keyword | R&D, Innovation, Institution, Government support, Thailand |
| ISSN | 1906-2540 |
| Abstract | This study investigates the behavior of Thai industries' R&D and innovation (RDI) activities, the technological investment, using the institutional framework in analyses. Using firm-level data from Thailand's R&D and Innovation activities survey from theIndustrial sector 2009, the results show that most firms' characteristic and business environment variablesare significantly related to the probabilities of carrying out RDI activities. R&Dexpenditures can be explained significantly by total sales, number of R&D staff, external cooperation with business partners and with universities or public research institutes (PRI). Forinnovations, the expenditures are significantlyrelated with more effect than on the R&D,to total sales and the export portion, experiences, and results of former activities. Decisionson effort allocation of firms' R&D and innovation activities are different. Firms tend to carry out R&D onproducts more than on only processes, or carry outboth. But for innovation activities, firms tend to carry out both product and process innovation. Policy implications propose that government should support firms by providing appropriate information, facilitating cooperation both between the public to private sectors and among private firms, providing proper funding mechanisms, and supporting other related technological activities. |
