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| Title: | | Do R&D subsidies matter? Evidence for the German service sector  |
| Authors: | | Czarnitzki, Dirk Fier, Andreas |
| Issue Date: | | 2001 |
| Series/Report no.: | | ZEW Discussion Papers 01-19 |
| Abstract: | | In recent times the service sector is often called the driving force of today?s economies. This paper analyses the innovative activities of German service firms. We investigate whether firms that receive public subsidies for innovation projects engage more in innovative activities than others. Additionally, we test the hypothesis that innovative firms are more likely to get public grants in the future. Empirically, it turns out that public grants raise the firms? privately financed innovative activities. The more grants a firm has received in the past, the more it invests in current innovation projects. Furthermore, innovating firms are more likely to have future access to public grants. Additionally, the share of university graduates of firms' total employees is an important factor for future participation in public R&D schemes. |
| Subjects: | | Innovation Public R&D Subsidies Service Sector Policy Evaluation |
| JEL: | | H32 C24 O31 C20 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des ZEW ZEW Discussion Papers
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