Government R&D subsidies as a signal for private investors

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1361-1374

  Kleer, Robin ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Innovation; Signaling; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; APPROPRIABILITY; ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH; BASIC RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT GRANTS; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; PRIVATE INVESTMENT; PRIVATE INVESTORS; SUBSIDIES;

PRIVATIZATION; SIGNALING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 78149468785     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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