Are firms that receive R&D subsidies more innovative?

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-225

  Bérubé, Charles ^a   Mohnen, Pierre ^b  

^a INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX INCENTIVE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63549120458     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.01505.x     Document Type: Article

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