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...

Since the German reunification, Eastern German firms are prioritized in public policy schemes. This study analyzes the impact of public technology policies on innovation of firms located in Eastern Germany. The main question is whether public funding stimulates innovation activities or whether...

How do intellectual property rights influence academic science? We investigate the consequences of the introduction of software patents in the U.S. on the publications of university researchers in the field of computer science. Difference-in-difference estimations reveal that software scientists...