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Les politiques de soutien à l'innovation technologique à l'aune de la théorie économique

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[fre] Les politiques de soutien à l’innovation technologique font appel à un ensemble très diversifié d’instruments, tels le brevet, les subventions, les marchés publics, les aides fiscales ou la recherche publique. L’objet de cet article est d’examiner ces instruments sous l’angle de la théorie économique. La condition traditionnellement donnée à l’intervention publique dans ce domaine -que le rendement social de la recherche soit supérieur à son rendement privé -apparaît maintenant comme insuffisante. Du fait d’une information incomplète et asymétrique, l’État peut ne pas bien cibler ses interventions, ou il peut placer les agents face à des incitations contredisant l’objectif de son intervention. L’efficacité relative des différents instruments politiques dépend notamment de la structure d’information spécifique à chaque cas. [eng] Public Support for Technological Innovation in the Light of Economic Theory.. Policies supporting technological innovation rely on a wide variety of instruments, such as patents, subsidies, public procurement, tax breaks and public research. The purpose of this article is to examine these instruments in the light of economic theory. The condition traditionally attached to government intervention in this area, that social return on research be higher than private return, is now seen as not sufficient. Due to incomplete and asymmetrical information, the government may mis-target its intervention or give rise to incentive structures leading agents to behave in a way that contradicts the policy goals. The relative efficiency of the various policy instruments depends notably upon the information structure of each case.

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  • Dominique Guellec, 2001. "Les politiques de soutien à l'innovation technologique à l'aune de la théorie économique," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 150(4), pages 95-105.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecoprv:ecop_0249-4744_2001_num_150_4_6353
    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2001.6353
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