Michael Kremer analyzed the existing gap in income and wage between more advanced countries and less advanced countries with the help of complementarity in skilled labor. Kremer argued that the marginal productivity of one worker will improve when he or she works with a high-skilled labor. Consequently, firms using more complex production process will try to hire more skilled labor in order to complete the production tasks successfully. This study employs the main idea of Michael Kremer's research in order to explain the existing differences in R&D activities across countries. We argue that there exists complementarity among research personnels in R&D projects. That is, the R&D projects are likely to be successful when researchers work with other highly skilled researchers. It is thus important for research institutes to hire more scientists and engineers with better research skills in order to increase the success ratio of R&D activities. This study sheds some light on R&D policies that affect successful completion of national R&D projects.
목차
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 경제발전론과 노동경제학에 대한 적용 Ⅲ. 국가별 연구개발 활동에 대한 적용 Ⅳ. 연구의 결론 및 시사점 참고문헌 Abstract
키워드
O-ring TheoryO-ring production functionnational R&D activitiesR&D policies
저자
송치웅 [ Chi-Ung Song | 과학기술정책연구원 ]
주저자
김영준 [ YoungJun Kim | 고려대학교 기술경영전문대학원 기술경영학과 ]
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