Subsidizing technological innovations in the presence of R&D spillovers

German Economic Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-353

  Helm, Carsten ^a   Schöttner, Anja ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Moral hazard; R D spillovers; Subsidies; Tournaments

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 48649092698     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: 14680475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2008.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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