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1、DefenseR&DandEconomicGrowthinIsrael:AResearchAgendaDanPeledDepartmentofEconomics,UniversityofHaifaMarch2001Thispaperwaspreparedforthe“Science,TechnologyandtheEconomy”,(STE),ProgramattheSamuelNeamanInstituteforAdvancedResearchinScienceandTechnology,attheTechnion-IsraelInstituteofTechnology.Itw
2、asupdatedinlightofthediscussionsduringtheSTEWorkshoponthispaper’stopic,heldonJanuary11,2001.IwanttothankWorkshopparticipants,andinparticularJosephBartovfromtheMinistryofDefenseforhiscommentsonanearlierdraftwhichhopefullywillbemorefullyreflectedinfutureresearchonthistopic.DefenseR&DandEconomic
3、GrowthinIsrael:AResearchAgendaAbstractWhenevaluatingIsrael’shigh-techcapabilitiesandimpressiveeconomicachievementssinceinception,itisdifficultnottorecognizetheimportantroleplayedbydefenseandmilitarydevelopments.Inparticular,defense-relatedR&Dhadsignificantimpactson,asmuchasitwasaidedby,Israel
4、’sindustrialsector,highereducationalsysteminscienceandengineering,researchcommunity,andthecompositionofitsworkforce.However,acomprehensiveempiricalevaluationoftheeconomicimpactsofdefense-relatedR&DinIsraelisstillmissing.Suchanevaluationcouldcontributetoabetterresourceallocationanddistribution
5、ofresearchactivitiesamonggovernmentagencies,academyandthethrivingprivatehigh-techsector.Thisdocumentsreviewssomesalientresultsintheliteratureaboutthelinksbetweendefense-R&Dandeconomicperformance,andlistssomeuniquecharacteristicsoftheIsraelieconomythatmightaffectthevalidityofthisresultsforIsra
6、el.SpecificresearchquestionsregardingtheeconomicimpactofdefenseR&DinIsrael,andthekindofdataneededtoanalyzethem,isprovided.DanPeledDepartmentofEconomicsUniversityofHaifaHaifa,31905Israeldpeled@econ.haifa.ac.il21.IntroductionWhenviewedinhistoricalperspective,therecanbelittledoubtthatthedefenses
7、ectorinIsraelhadafundamentalimpactonthedevelopmentofthiscountry’stechnologicalandindustrialcapabilities.Formostofitsfirst50years,Israeldevotedalargeshareofitsresourcestodefensepurposes,puttingahighpriorityonthedevelopmentofmodernarmedforceswi