%0 Book %E Thursby, Jerry %E Thursby, Marie %T Here or There?: A Survey of Factors in Multinational R&D Location -- Report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable %@ 978-0-309-10184-4 %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11675/here-or-there-a-survey-of-factors-in-multinational-rd %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11675/here-or-there-a-survey-of-factors-in-multinational-rd %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Industry and Labor %K Policy for Science and Technology %P 48 %R doi:10.17226/11675 %X In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby summarize their research on the globalization of corporate R&D. The authors surveyed 200 multinational companies about recent and future R&D location decisions, and the factors influencing those decisions. The survey confirms that China and India are primary targets of R&D expansion, but this trend does not yet portend a "hollowing out" of R&D capability in the United States. R&D location decisions are complex and driven by a variety of factors, including the potential for market growth, the quality of R&D personnel, and the environment for collaborating with universities. The cost of research, while important, is not the primary factor in siting decisions.