Dobbelaere, Sabien; König, Michael D.; Spescha, Andrin; … - 2023
The fraction of R&D active firms decreased in Switzerland but increased in the Netherlands from 2000-2016. This paper … examines reasons for this divergence and its impact on productivity growth. Our micro-data reveal R&D concentration among high-productivity … firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model …