This paper provides new empirical evidence about the impact of technological policies upon firms' innovative behavior. We take into consideration the role of R&D subsidies and Innovative Public Procurement. While the former policy tool has been both extensively discussed in the literature and empirically investigated, the latter is a growing trend, which still lacks robust empirical evidence. In this paper, we replicate existing results on R\&D subsidies, we surmise fresh empirical evidence on the outcome of innovative public procurement, and we address the issue of a possible interaction among the two tools. When controlling for this interaction of public procurement, R\&D subsidies cease to be as effective as reported in previous studies. Innovative public procurement seems to be more effective than R\&D subsidies. Evidence suggests that the two policies provide the highest impact when they interact.

"Innovative Procurement and R&D Subsidies: confounding effect and new empirical evidence on technological policies in a quasi-experimental setting".

GUERZONI, Marco;RAITERI, EMILIO
2012-01-01

Abstract

This paper provides new empirical evidence about the impact of technological policies upon firms' innovative behavior. We take into consideration the role of R&D subsidies and Innovative Public Procurement. While the former policy tool has been both extensively discussed in the literature and empirically investigated, the latter is a growing trend, which still lacks robust empirical evidence. In this paper, we replicate existing results on R\&D subsidies, we surmise fresh empirical evidence on the outcome of innovative public procurement, and we address the issue of a possible interaction among the two tools. When controlling for this interaction of public procurement, R\&D subsidies cease to be as effective as reported in previous studies. Innovative public procurement seems to be more effective than R\&D subsidies. Evidence suggests that the two policies provide the highest impact when they interact.
2012
BRICK Working Paper Series 18/2012, Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino.
18/2012
Technology Policy; Quasi-Experimental setting; Public Procurement; R&D Subsidies.
Marco Guerzoni; Emilio Raiteri
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