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Optimal Product R&D Policies with Endogenous Quality Choices and Unilateral Spillover

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  • Taba Yumiko

    (Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Nishi-Waseda 1-6-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 196-8050, Japan)

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This study derives non-cooperative and cooperative optimal product research and development (R&D) policies of a country with a high-quality firm and a country with a low-quality firm in the presence of technology spillover under Cournot and Bertrand competitions in an international duopoly. When the respective governments determine their R&D policies non-cooperatively, optimal policies for both countries involve an R&D tax (subsidy) if spillover is large (small). When the governments choose their R&D policies cooperatively, a tax is always optimal for the country with low-quality firm and a subsidy (tax) is optimal for the country with high-quality firm if spillover is large (small). In addition, we show that the non-cooperative optimal product R&D Policy is tax for a wider range of spillover effects under Cournot competition, compared to the case of Bertrand competition.

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  • Taba Yumiko, 2016. "Optimal Product R&D Policies with Endogenous Quality Choices and Unilateral Spillover," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 16(1), pages 365-391, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:16:y:2016:i:1:p:365-391:n:16
    DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0090
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    product R&D policy; endogenous quality choices; technology spillover;
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    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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