R&D; INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN U.S. AND CANADIAN FOOD MANUFACTURING

Chan-Kang, Connie; Buccola, Steven T.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.20880

R&D INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN U.S. AND CANADIAN FOOD MANUFACTURING

Productivity growth in the Canadian processed food industry has lagged behind that in the United States because of a relatively low rate of R&D investment. Although U.S. firms generally have a technological advantage over Canadian firms, marginal rates of return to R&D are higher in Canada.

Subject(s):

Agribusiness
Productivity Analysis

Issue Date:

1998

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.20880

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20880

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/20880