Cantner, Uwe; Kösters, Sarah - 2009
than evaluating a single program, we estimate the impact of R&D subsidies on start-ups’ employment growth and their patent …%. Furthermore, subsidized start-ups show a 2.8 times higher patent output. These estimates provide evidence for the additionality of …-offs which excels in the novelty of business ideas and patent activity. For some of these high-tech start-ups, no non …