Link, Albert N.; Scott, John T. - In: Research Policy 39 (2010) 5, pp. 589-601
uncertain outcomes. Our focus is on the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. We argue that the innovative … small firms - does lessen innovation barriers that cause small firms to underinvest in R&D. However, this government action … commercialized product, process, or service. We quantify the uncertainty that the government accepts in the context of innovation …