The effect of R&D subsidies on private R&D

被引:329
作者
Gorg, Holger [1 ]
Strobl, Eric
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[2] Ecole Polytech, F-75230 Paris, France
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10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00547.x
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
This paper investigates the relationship between government support for R&D and R&D expenditure. financed privately by firms using a comprehensive plant level data set for the manufacturing sector in the Republic of Ireland. We find that for domestic plants small grants serve to increase private R&D spending, while too large a grant may crowd out private financing of R&D. In contrast, evidence for foreign establishments suggests that grant provision causes neither additionality nor crowding out effects of private R&D financing, regardless of the size of the subsidy.
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