This working paper reviews the evidence on the impact of public R&D spending. The authors first look at the evidence from micro-analysis of the impact of public intervention on private R&D and innovation, with a focus on the latest results from crosscountry micro-research performed within...

We review the evidence on the impact of public R&D spending. We first look at the evidence from micro-analysis of the impact of public intervention on private R&D and innovation, with a focus on the latest results from crosscountry micro-research performed within SIMPATIC (www.simpatic.eu). To...

Increasing investment in innovation has been a major goal of research and innovation policy in Europe over the past decade. Yet to secure competitive advantage and achieve growth, R&D investment has to be translated into successful innovations, and this is first and foremost the task of firms....

Wie groß sind die Wirkungen der Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E)? Mit F&E bauen die Unternehmen ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit aus und sichern die künftigen Gewinne. Die Forschungsförderung regt die F&E‐Investitionen an und verhilft innovativen Unternehmen zu mehr Wachstum. Mit...