The Regional Dimension of the Distribution and Effects of Public Incentives Directed towards Innovation of Firms

Liliana Herrera () and Mariano Nieto Antol¡n ()
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Liliana Herrera: µrea de Organizaci¢n de Empresas, Departamento de Direcci¢n y Econom¡a de la Empresa, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Le¢n., http://dde.unileon.es/
Mariano Nieto Antol¡n: µrea de Organizaci¢n de Empresas, Departamento de Direcci¢n y Econom¡a de la Empresa, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Le¢n.

No 2006-03, Working Papers "New Trends on Business Administration". Documentos de Trabajo "Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas". from Interuniversity Research Master and Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) on "Business Economics", Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca and León (Spain). Until 2008, Interuniversity Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) “New trends in Business Administration”, Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, and Salamanca (Spain). Master en Investigación y Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitarios (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) en "Economía de la Empresa", Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca y León (España). Hasta 2008, Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) “Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas”, Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos y Salamanca (España).

Abstract: This study is based on the recent vision that the innovative activity is a territorial phenomenon which is enhanced by the cooperation between actors and local infrastructures. The aim of this study is to determine whether the specific economic and institutional conditions of a region have an influence on the results of a national policy intended to support entrepreneurial innovation. The analysis is directed towards comparing the effect of this policy between firms located in Madrid, Catalonia and the Basque country, regions which concentrate around 70% of Spain?s innovative activity. The type of analysis undertaken allows to approach a situation which lies close to solving two of the most important methodological problems which arise when the evaluation of innovation policies is put into practice: the lack of control over the aid distribution process, and the non-estimation of a counterfactual state (the scenario without public support). The results of this study allow to conclude that the region plays an important differentiating role in the final result of the national innovation policy. Therefore, this study recommends to include the localization of the firm in future evaluations.

Keywords: R&D; R&D Subsidies; Innovation Policy; Propensity Score Matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2006-06
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