publicly sponsored R&D consortia exhibit a higher propensity to patent than firms in non-sponsored networks. Especially SMEs …

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze R&D and patent activity at … the firm level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research …

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze patent activity at the firm … level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research do not …