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Public Subsidies to Business R&D: Do They Stimulate Private Expenditures?

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  • María Callejón

    (Department of Economic Policy, University of Barcelona, Av/Diagonal, 690.08034 Barcelona, Spain)

  • José García-Quevedo

    (Department of Econometrics, Statistics and Spanish Economy, University of Barcelona, Av/Diagonal, 690.08034 Barcelona, Spain)

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The purpose of this paper is to obtain new evidence about a fundamental question of empirical studies on technology policy. Is public R&D a complement to or a substitute for private R&D? We examine, at an industry level, the relationship between private R&D expenditures and public subsidies in Spain, using panel data and controlling the interindustry differences in technological opportunities. The results suggest that public subsidies have complemented private R&D. This is an interesting result because technology policy was reoriented in the 1990s with a reduction of direct government subsidies for R&D and an increase in tax incentives.

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  • María Callejón & José García-Quevedo, 2005. "Public Subsidies to Business R&D: Do They Stimulate Private Expenditures?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 23(2), pages 279-293, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:23:y:2005:i:2:p:279-293
    DOI: 10.1068/c0428
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