Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/111199
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 142
Publisher: 
University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Zurich
Abstract: 
We study a structural model of R&D alliance networks in which firms jointly form R&D collaborations to lower their production costs while competing on the product market. We derive the Nash equilibrium of this game, provide a welfare analysis and determine the optimal R&D subsidy program that maximizes total welfare. We also identify the key firms, i.e. the firms whose exit would reduce welfare the most. We then structurally estimate our model using a panel dataset of R&D collaborations and annual company reports. We use our estimates to identify the key firms and analyze the impact of R&D subsidy programs. Moreover, we analyze temporal changes in the rankings of key firms and how these changes affect the optimal R&D policy.
Subjects: 
R&D networks
key firms
optimal subsidies
JEL: 
D85
L24
O33
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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