Research productivity depends on the ability to discern whether an idea is promising, and a willingness to abandon the …-prize. Subsidies have a larger impact on research output, though prizes perform better when accounting for researchers' opportunity …

perform contract research or recently invested in R&D capital are more responsive to a change in the after-tax cost of R&D. We …

In 2004, Canada changed the eligibility rules for its Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) tax …

This paper deals with the effects of publicly funded research on regional technological progress and economic growth … further extend the existing empirical literature on the role of publicly funded research for economic development by … differentiating between public research activities conducted by universities, technical colleges (Fachhochschulen) and non …

We study a dynamic model of the decision to continue or abandon a research project. Researchers improve their ideas …, subsidies have a larger impact on research output, but prizes perform better when accounting for researchers' opportunity costs …