It is the aim of this paper to review the principal econometric models used so far to measure the effect of government’s support to private R&D expenditure; in order to reach this task, we first present a basic theoretical framework to identify the effects of public subsidies on business R&D,...

The paper explores the impact of a specific R&D policy tool, the Italian “Fondo per le Agevolazioni della Ricerca” (FAR), on industrial R&D and technological output at firm level. Our objective is threefold: first, identifying econometrically the presence/absence of private R&D investment...

Spontaneous adoption of cleaner technologies can be slowed down by various sources of inertia. Investment irreversibility, uncertainty about the actual private benefits, and the expectation of declining adoption costs due to the diffusion of environmental innovation, may involve a timing of...

Die meisten Mitgliedsländer der OECD fördern Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten (FuE) der Unternehmen durch Projektzuschüsse. Immer bedeutender geworden ist zuletzt vielerorts auch die steuerliche Förderung. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht das Ausmaß der FuE-Förderung in 18...

The majority of OECD member states promote companies' research and development (R&D) activities by providing project funding. Recently, in many countries, tax incentives have also begun to play an increasingly important role. The present study examines the level of R&D support in 18 OECD...

Die meisten Mitgliedsländer der OECD fördern Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten (FuE) der Unternehmen durch Projektzuschüsse. Immer bedeutender geworden ist zuletzt vielerorts auch die steuerliche Förderung. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht das Ausmaß der FuE-Förderung in 18...

The objective of the paper is to contribute to the understanding of the knowledge economy in Portugal, presenting data and revealing specific characteristics of the Portuguese business R&D, using a framework of available tools such as international comparisons, technology intensity and sectors...

Although not new, tax incentives have known major changes over recent years and it is becoming an increasingly important instrument in the policy mix to stimulate private R&D in many countries around the world. The OECD reports three major trends: The implementation of R&D tax incentives schemes...

This paper surveys what we know about the internationalization of business R&D spending. I examine three specific questions about the global changes in R&D activity: First, what is the evidence that R&D is becoming more internationalized (more footloose)? Second, what are the factors that...