The Enrollment in an R&D Subsidy Program for SMEs: Evidence from Southwest Germany

Niclas Rüffer (), Detlef Keese () and Michael Woywode ()
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Niclas Rüffer: University of Mannheim
Detlef Keese: University of Mannheim
Michael Woywode: University of Mannheim

Chapter Chapter 11 in Technology Transfer in a Global Economy, 2012, pp 185-202 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The literature on R&D subsidy programs has mainly focused on final R&D outcomes and has largely ignored the processes that operate within subsidy programs. The implementation of programs and allocation of funds might have a profound impact on the final economic outcome though. We discuss the targeting process of R&D subsidy programs and analyze empirically the Enrolment in a particular R&D promotion program. Companies applying for the program we analyze often seem not to have complete knowledge on their projects and project partners when applying for funds. About one out of five companies does not conduct the project it was granted money for. Dropouts are not random; companies that were planning to cooperate with “high quality” R&D institutions in the scope of the project and those from core cities are more likely not to conduct their projects. In line with our expectations we are also able to show that companies which have cooperated with R&D institutions before are more likely to conduct their projects than those without cooperation experience.

Keywords: Support Program; Private Firm; Promotion Program; Small Company; Allocation Process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6102-9_11

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