@inproceedings{ebbd1a97291a4f76880955c22fcb9988,
title = "Innovation and the construction industry: A value-chain based definition of the sector",
abstract = "The paper proposes a NACE-based definition of the construction sector aimed at encompassing the whole value chain of the industry. It does so by adding to Section F of the classification, i.e. the official construction section, class-codes of activities that depend upon or are functional to core construction activities but that are classified outside the sector. These classes relate to: {"}pre-production{"} activities, intended as the provision of intermediate inputs, whether manufacturing or services activities; {"}support{"} activities; and {"}post production{"} functions, intended mainly as maintenance and management services. Using data from Finland and the Community Innovation Survey 4 (CIS4) the paper characterises core and non-core construction activities, and shows how the sector's composition, structure, value added, skills, and R\&D-input and output indicators change when including non-core activities. It finally points out some policy implications of using the {"}wide{"} definition proposed.",
keywords = "construction, NACE classification, core activities, innovation, preproduction, post-production",
author = "Anna-Leena Asikainen and Mariagrazia Squicciarini",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-91-618-1500-5",
series = "Yearbook on productivity",
publisher = "Statistics Sweden",
pages = "7--30",
booktitle = "Yearbook on Productivity 2009",
address = "Sweden",
}
