We provide comparative evidence on R&D tax credit and subsidy programs by studying whether firms' participation in each program exhibits state dependence and whether cross program interactions exist and are significant. We use a panel of manufacturing Spanish firms, which could use both types of...

Technology policy is becoming increasingly important in many countries, but there are few studies providing an evaluation based on microeconometric analysis of one common tool, R&D subsidies to private firms. Ex-post policy evaluation, is, however, a necessary step for checking its effectiveness...

Technology policy is becoming increasingly important in many countries, but there are few studies providing an evaluation based on microeconometric analysis of one common tool, R&D subsidies to private firms. Ex-post policy evaluation, is, however, a necessary step for checking its effectiveness...