What Is Known About Defence Research And Development Spill-Overs?

Carlos Martí Sempere

Defence and Peace Economics, 2018, vol. 29, issue 3, 225-246

Abstract: This article surveys the body of available evidence regarding the spill-over effects of defence R&D. It reviews the routes through which defence R&D spills over to the economy with positive externalities – in terms of new products, technologies or processes; the barriers that impede or block such a process; potential negative repercussions, and the measure of such effects. The main conclusion is that the uncertainty of these effects, and the inaccurate appraisal of their value, hardly supports informed decisions concerning defence R&D policies.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2016.1239364

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