Mezzanotti, Filippo; Simcoe, Timothy S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Abstract U.S. firms have reduced their investment in scientific research ("R") compared to product development ("D …"), raising questions about the returns to each type of investment, and about the reasons for this shift. We use Census data that … cost. Companies with greater demand for refinancing during the 2008 financial crisis made larger cuts to R&D investment …