How to allocate R&D (and other) subsidies: An experimentally tested policy recommendation

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1261-1272

  Giebe, Thomas ^a   Grebe, Tim ^a   Wolfstetter, Elmar ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental economics; Research; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION EXTRACTION; SUBSIDIES;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750993451     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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