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| Title: | | Technology neutral public support: An important pillar of East German industrial research  |
| Authors: | | Belitz, Heike Eickelpasch, Alexander Lejpras, Anna |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Citation: | | [Journal:] Weekly Report, DIW Berlin [ISSN:] 1860-3343 [Volume:] 7 [Year:] 2011 [Issue:] 9 |
| Abstract: | | Industrial research in East Germany mostly takes place in small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and non-profit external industrial research institutions, whereas in West Germany industrial research mainly takes place in large companies. The German Federal government, along with Länder governments, subsidize industrial research in East Germany-within the framework of technology neutral public support programmes-spending about half a billion EUR annually. This approach, which subsidizes a broad spectrum of product and process innovations through project grants, has been proven, by and large, successful. Publicly supported industrial SMEs increased employment, gained access to new markets, as well as improved their productivity and profit situation. This is the finding of a study for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology conducted by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). In order to promote the growth of East German businesses, priority should be placed on research and development (R&D) and innovation. For this reason, the German government-which has expanded SMEs support to West Germany-needs to continue preference to East Germany. |
| Subjects: | | East Germany manufacturing innovation R&D research policy |
| JEL: | | O14 O30 O38 |
| Document Type: | | Article |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des DIW Weekly Report (Volume 7, 2011), DIW Berlin
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