Can grants to consortia spur innovation and science-industry collaboration? Regression-discontinuity evidence from Poland

David McKenzie and Miriam Bruhn

No 11765, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: We use regression discontinuity to measure the impact of funding from Poland’s In-Tech program on innovation activities carried out by consortia of firms and research entities. A detailed follow-up survey of applicants enables us to measure a wider variety of outcomes than typically used in the literature. We find the grants increase the probability of a project being completed by almost 60 percentage points, lead to more science-industry collaboration, and increase the probability of patents and publications related to the proposed project. We also find early effects on commercialization of products related to the proposed project.

Keywords: R&d; Innovation; Science-industry collaboration; Regression discontinuity design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H25 O31 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-01
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Journal Article: Can Grants to Consortia Spur Innovation and Science-Industry Collaboration? Regression- Discontinuity Evidence from Poland (2019)
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