Do public subsidies stimulate private R&D spending?

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-389

  González, Xulia ^a   Pazó, Consuelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Matching estimator; R D; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

MATCHING ESTIMATORS; PUBLIC SUBSIDIES;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40649120652     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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