TY - GEN N2 - Zvi Griliches, a world-renowned scholar and a pioneer in the field of productivity growth, has compiled in a single volume his work on research and development (R & D) and productivity. Griliches addresses the relationship between R & D and productivity, one of the most complex yet vital issues in today's business world. Using econometric techniques, he establishes this connection and measures its magnitude for firm-, industry-, and economy-level data. Several of these papers incorporate French and Japanese productivity data to provide a comparative perspective, and one new paper outlines future directions for productivity research. A comprehensive introduction puts the papers in the context of Griliches's distinguished body of work. AB - Zvi Griliches, a world-renowned scholar and a pioneer in the field of productivity growth, has compiled in a single volume his work on research and development (R & D) and productivity. Griliches addresses the relationship between R & D and productivity, one of the most complex yet vital issues in today's business world. Using econometric techniques, he establishes this connection and measures its magnitude for firm-, industry-, and economy-level data. Several of these papers incorporate French and Japanese productivity data to provide a comparative perspective, and one new paper outlines future directions for productivity research. A comprehensive introduction puts the papers in the context of Griliches's distinguished body of work. T1 - R & D and productivity :the econometric evidence. AU - Griliches, Zvi. CN - HD30.42.U5 CN - HC79.R4 LA - eng ID - 22689 KW - Industrial productivity KW - Research, Industrial KW - Recherche industrielle KW - Brevets d'invention KW - Productivité KW - Industrial productivity. KW - Patents KW - Patents KW - PATENTS : PATENTABILITY : SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (RD) TI - R & D and productivity :the econometric evidence. ER -