Measuring the Cost-Effectiveness of an R&D Tax Credit for the UK

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 375-399

  Griffth, Rachel ^a   Redding, Stephen ^b   Van Reenen, John ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005516266     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00047.x     Document Type: Article

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