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Short-term training programs for immigrants: do effects differ from natives and why?
Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010
welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might … propensity score matching estimators. To explain potential differences in effects between the groups, we suggest and apply a … decomposition method based on the matching procedure that allows identification of differences due to observable characteristics and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300013
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The Link Between R&D Subsidies, R&D Spending and Technological Performance
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hussinger, Katrin - 2004
This paper analyzes the effects of public R&D funding on R&D expenditure and patenting behavior of German firms. The main focus is the direct impact of subsidies on R&D and the indirect effect on innovation output measured by patent applications. We distinguish the productivity of purely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297381
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Evaluation of public R&D policies: A cross-country comparison
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Lopes Bento, Cindy - 2010
heterogeneity of the use of policy instruments. Applying a nonparametric matching method to identify the treatment effect, we find … policies. Finally, these two matching results can be combined in order to test for misallocation of public funds. Our analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302597
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Do direct R&D subsidies lead to the monopolization of R&D in the economy?
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Ebersberger, Bernd - 2010
This paper explores the impact of R&D subsidies on the concentration of R&D in an economy. First, governments are often criticized of subsidizing predominantly larger firms and thus contribute to persistence of leadership in markets and higher barriers to entry, and, hence, reduced competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303005
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(International) R&D collaboration and SMEs: The effectiveness of targeted public R&D support schemes
Hottenrott, Hanna; Lopes-Bento, Cindy - 2012
This study analyses the effectiveness of targeted public support for R&D investment. In particular, we test whether the specific policy design aiming at incentivizing (international) collaboration and R&D in small and mediumsized firms achieves the desired objectives on input as well as output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311053
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The impact of R&D subsidies during the crisis
Hud, Martin; Hussinger, Katrin - 2014
Germany during the crisis years. In the first crisis year, the additionality effect induced by public support was, however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336118
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R&D policies for young SMEs: Input and output effects
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Delanote, Julie - 2015
This paper evaluates the current focus of EU policy makers on small and medium-sized, young independent firms in high-tech sectors. Therefore, the effect of subsidies on both R&D input and R&D output is compared between independent high-tech young firms (NTBFs), independent low-tech young firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010527432
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The impact of R&D subsidies during the crisis
Hud, Martin; Hussinger, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Germany during the crisis years. In the first crisis year, the additionality effect induced by public support was, however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957640
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(International) R&D collaboration and SMEs: The effectiveness of targeted public R&D support schemes
Hottenrott, Hanna; Lopes-Bento, Cindy - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This study analyses the effectiveness of targeted public support for R&D investment. In particular, we test whether the specific policy design aiming at incentivizing (international) collaboration and R&D in small and mediumsized firms achieves the desired objectives on input as well as output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957685
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The Link Between R&D Subsidies, R&D Spending and Technological Performance
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hussinger, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
This paper analyzes the effects of public R&D funding on R&D expenditure and patenting behavior of German firms. The main focus is the direct impact of subsidies on R&D and the indirect effect on innovation output measured by patent applications. We distinguish the productivity of purely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098029