R&D and subsidies at the firm level: An application of parametric and semiparametric two-step selection models

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 729-747

  Hussinger, Katrin ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 55249126896     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1016     Document Type: Article

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