The Determinants of R&D Expenditure in Turkish Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the determinants of research and development decision (R&D) of Turkish firms operating in the manufacturing industry. In this paper, we use three different firm-level datasets provided by Turkish Statistical Institute: R&D Activities Survey, Annual Industry and Service Statistics, and Annual Business Registration Framework. By merging these datasets, we obtained a panel covering the period between 2003 and 2015 and examined the effects of firm size and some firm characteristics on the R&D investment decision. We show that the increase in the size of the firm (turnover or number of employees) increases the possibility of engaging in R&D activities, regardless of how we measure the firm size.

Keywords

• R&D
• Manufacturing
• Panel Data
• Firm Size
• Firm-level Data

Türkiye İmalat Sektöründe Ar-Ge Yatırımlarının Belirleyicileri

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye imalat sanayiinde faaliyet gösteren firmaların araştırma ve geliştirme (Ar-Ge) faaliyetinde bulunma kararlarını belirleyen faktörleri analiz etmektir. Bu analiz için, Ar-Ge Faaliyetleri Araştırması, Yıllık Sanayi ve Hizmet İstatistikleri ve Yıllık İş Kayıt Çerçeveleri olmak üzere, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu’nun paylaştığı üç ayrı mikro veriden faydalanılmıştır. Bu verilerin birleştirilmesi sonucu elde ettiğimiz ve 2003-2015 yıllarını kapsayan panel veri kullanılarak, firma büyüklüğü ve kimi firma karakteristik özelliklerinin Ar-Ge yatırım kararına etkileri incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre firma büyüklüğündeki artışın, ciro ya da çalışan sayısı ile ölçme tercihimizden bağımsız olarak, Ar-Ge faaliyetinde bulunma ihtimalini arttırdığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Ar-Ge
• İmalat Sanayi
• Panel Veri
• Firma Büyüklüğü
• Mikro Veri

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