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-tech sectors. Therefore, the effect of subsidies on both R&D input and R&D output is compared between independent high-tech young … highest for independent high-tech firms. The indirect effect of subsidies on R&D output is evaluated within a patent …
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Little is known about whether and to what extent the outcome of subsidized and non-subsidized R&D projects differ. In this paper we exploit a novel dataset of patent applications filed in Germany between 1995-2005, which allows us to identify if a patent application stems from a subsidized...
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Definitions of subsides used in the biannual subsidy- report on the federal level and other definitions of subsidies … propose a new definition of direct subsidies, which is less arbitrary than those currently used. This new definition also …
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-tech sectors. Therefore, the effect of subsidies on both R&D input and R&D output is compared between independent high-tech young … highest for independent high-tech firms. The indirect effect of subsidies on R&D output is evaluated within a patent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519610
In this paper, we employ a public choice perspective to analyze the development of policies for renewable energy sources (RES) in the EU in general and in Germany more specifically. In doing so, we explain the main characteristics of current RES policies in the EU by reference to the...
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their creditworthiness and compare different types of subsidies with indirect subsidization through public banks. We find … that, in a large parameter range, the politician prefers public banks to direct subsidies because they avoid windfall gains … subsidies. One important prerequisite for this result is that public banks must not be allowed to fully compete with private …
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I study how different types of subsidization affect investment decisions in a laboratory experiment. Even though the expected pro t is identical in all treatments, I find highly significant differences between them. In particular, when investment alternatives get subsidized with tax credits the...
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German hospitals receive subsidies for investment costs by federal states. Theoretically, these subsidies have to cover … higher levels of subsidies compared to for-profit hospitals. In this study, I examine the sources of this disparity by … decomposing the differential in a so-called facilitation ratio, i.e. the ratio of subsidies to tangible fixed assets, revealing to …
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The effects of public subsidies in supporting private innovative activity is subject to longstanding political and … allocating subsidies are compared to a benchmark treatment without subsidies to identify their effects in fostering … innovativeness. Furthermore, subjects cooperative behavior in relation to subsidies is investigated. Overall, subsidies lead to a …
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competitive. We implement an approach that allows for the joint estimation of direct and indirect effects of subsidies on … subsidized and non-subsidized firms. We find that firms that receive subsidies experience a boost for productivity. However, our … where other firms are subsidized. These negative externalities depend on the share of firms that receive subsidies in the …
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