Government subsidies for R&D are intended to promote projects with high returns to society but too little private returns to be beneficial for private investors. This may be caused by spillovers or a low appropriability rate. Apart from the direct funding of these projects, government grants may...

Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit dem Thema Innovationsökonomik. In einer allgemeinen Einführung werden wettbewerbspolitische Gesichtspunkte, die Innovationsanreize von Firmen beeinflussen, dargestellt. In drei einzelnen Arbeiten werden dann spezielle Fragestellungen intensiver...

Government subsidies for R&D are intended to promote projects with high returns to society but too little private returns to be beneficial for private investors. This may be caused by spillovers or a low appropriability rate. Apart from the direct funding of these projects, government grants may...