R&D; spillovers and the case for industrial policy in open economies

In this paper we consider the case for subsidies towards firms which generate R&D; spillovers in open economies. We show that in the presence of strategic behaviour by firms many expected results are overturned. Local R&D; spillovers to other domestic firms may justify an R&D...

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Main Authors: Leahy, D, Neary, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1999
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