![](https://assets.weforum.org/article/image/iddqCZ40FcaurJtZGdkZXokcUDU3_vz4Y6vgz-_2uks.jpg)
Economic Growth
This is how research and development improve profitability
A firm's investment in research and development is strongly correlated to their future profitability, argue the authors.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne