 Which design works? A meta-regression analysis of the impacts of R&D tax incentivesFlorence Blandinieres, Daniela Steinbrenner and Bernd Weiß No 20-010, ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Abstract: A growing interest in R&D tax incentives as a way to sustain research and innovation efforts has given rise to a large number of evaluations. The absence of consensus in the literature about their impact on R&D is intertwined with the variety of underpinning R&D tax incentives designs. Our meta-analysis aims at explaining this heterogeneity by the designs characteristics of R&D tax incentives. We find that the type of design has a distinct impact on R&D demand in the short run. We argue that these distinct effects are the results of managing a trade-off between providing strong incentives for R&D and simplicity to claim R&D deduction. In this respect, incremental and volume-based designs find a balance between both dimensions while hybrid designs lack clarity and predictability in the short run. Their respective effect can be moderated by additional features (i.e. generosity, targeting rules) even if the latter increases complexity and decreases predictability. We conclude by highlighting the importance of having a stable, clear, and simple framework to enhance the effect of R&D tax incentives. Keywords: meta-analysis; research and innovation policies; tax incentives (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:zbw:zewdip:20010 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Contact information at EDIRC. |
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