Les politiques de science et technologie et l’objectif de Lisbonne

Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potter ()

No 04-011.RS, Working Papers CEB from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract: This paper investigates whether the Lisbon objective regarding the level of the European R&D intensity can be fulfilled. It first explains why the R&D intensity varies significantly across country. The countries with the highest R&D intensity ratio satisfy at least one of the following criteria: i) a large and homogeneous domestic market; ii) a strong specialization in a high-tech sector; iii) a strong support for academic research; and iv) substantial government support (either subsidies or tax credit) to business R&D. Belgium is a laggard in each of these criteria. The optimal government support would correspond to about a 12% subsidization rate and a doubling of academic research.

Keywords: Science and technology policies; R&D intensity; subsidies; R&D tax credits; public research. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 O32 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 p.
Date: 2004
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