Product Market Competition, Technology and Productivity, 1996-2005

UKDA study number:6961

Principal Investigators

Griffith, R.
Simpson, H.
Institute for Fiscal Studies
Van Reenen, J.
London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

February 2012

 

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Griffith, R., Simpson, H. and Van Reenen, J., Product Market Competition, Technology and Productivity, 1996-2005 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 2012. SN: 6961, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6961-1

 

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6961 . Product Market Competition, Technology and Productivity, 1996-2005

 

Depositor:

Griffith, R. , Institute for Fiscal Studies

Principal Investigators:

Griffith, R. , Institute for Fiscal Studies
Simpson, H. , Institute for Fiscal Studies
Van Reenen, J. , London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council
Grant Number: RES-000-23-0901

Abstract:

This study formed part of the pan-European Science and Technology Research In a Knowledge-based Economy (STRIKE) project. The UK research focused on the impact of changes in the extent of competition on innovation, technology transfer and productivity, and how these are affected by other institutional factors such as the extent of labour market flexibility and interaction in technology markets.

The data collection for this project involved the matching of a number of microeconomic datasets and two datasets are available from the UK Data Archive as part of this study. The first dataset, the European Industry Level Patents Database, was created by matching microdata from the European Patent Office (EPO) PATSTAT database to Bureau van Dijk's ORBIS company accounts database. This allowed the researchers to assign an area of industry activity to the patenting information. The second dataset, the European Import Quotas Database, was created by using product-level microdata from the European Commission's Systeme Integre de Gestion de Licenses (SIGL) quota licensing website and aggregating this information to industry level.

Further information is available on the Product Market Competition, Technology and Productivity ESRC Award web page.

Main Topics:

European Industry Level Patents Database
The data are defined at industry level following the US SIC (1987). Information has been aggregated from a firm-level panel constructed through the matching of the EPO PATSTAT database and company accounts records from Bureau van Dijk's ORBIS company accounts database.

European Import Quotas Database
The data are defined at industry level following the US SIC (1987) system. This was aggregated from 6-digit product level data taken from the SIGL import licensing database. The SIGL product codes correspond closely to the HS2002 6-digit product code used by UN COMTRADE and other international trade databases. Information is recorded on the coverage of European import quotas against Chinese goods prior to the 2001 World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. The coverage is calculated on the basis of the weighted value of the 6-digit HS products within an industry that are subject to quotas.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1996 - 2005
Country: Austria; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany (October 1990-); Great Britain; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Cross-national; National
Population: European patents, 1996-2005 and European imports prior to 2001.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Time Series
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: This study uses data from the following sources:
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Date of First Release:

21 February 2012

Copyright:

London School of Economics and Political Science


File last updated:

21 February 2012