Bjertnæs, Geir H.; Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Jacobsen, Karl - Institut for Miljø og Erhvervsøkonomi, Syddansk … - 2009
In this paper we analyze how knowledge spillovers influence the optimal timing of R&D policy. We find that the optimal R&D subsidy profile may be falling, increasing or constant. The time profile of the subsidy rates is crucially dependent on the elasticity of scale in R&D production, i.e. the...