Do R&D subsidies affect SMEs' access to external financing?

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 580-591

  Meuleman, Miguel ^a   De Maeseneire, Wouter ^a  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behavioural additionality; Certification hypothesis; Financial constraints; Government policy; R D subsidies; SMEs

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL ADDITIONALITY; CERTIFICATION HYPOTHESIS; CONTROL GROUPS; DATA SETS; DEBT FINANCING; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; INNOVATION PROJECTS; POSITIVE SIGNALS; PUBLIC MONEY; SHORT TERM; SMALL FIRM; SMES;

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84857051377     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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