How effective are level-based R&D tax credits? Evidence from the Netherlands

Boris Lokshin and Pierre Mohnen

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Abstract: This paper examines the impact of the R&D fiscal incentive program on R&D by Dutch firms. Taking a factor-demand approach we measure the elasticity of firm R&D capital accumulation to its user cost. Econometric models are estimated using a rich unbalanced panel of firm data covering the period 1996-2004 with firm-specific R&D user costs varying with tax incentives. Using the estimated user cost elasticity, we perform a cost-benefit analysis of the R&D incentive program. We find some evidence of additionality suggesting that the level-based program of R&D incentives in the Netherlands is effective in stimulating firms' investment in R&D. However, the hypothesis of crowding out can be rejected only for small firms. The analysis also indicates that the level-based nature of the fiscal incentive scheme leads to a substantial social dead-weight loss.

Keywords: Social; Sciences; &; Humanities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-03-09
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Published in Applied Economics, 2011, pp.1. ⟨10.1080/00036846.2010.543083⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2010.543083

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