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Subsidizing Technological Innovations in the Presence of R&D Spillovers

Helm, Carsten ; Schöttner, Anja (2009)
Subsidizing Technological Innovations in the Presence of R&D Spillovers.
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Item Type: Report
Type of entry: Primary publication
Title: Subsidizing Technological Innovations in the Presence of R&D Spillovers
Language: English
Date: 22 October 2009
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Series: Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics
Series Volume: 154
Abstract:

We analyze a situation where a principal wants to induce firms to produce an output, e.g. electricity from renewable energy sources. Firms can undertake non-contractible investments to reduce production costs of the output. Parts of these investments spills over and also reduce production costs of the other firm. Comparing the general price subsidy and an innovation tournament, we find that the principal's expected cost of implementing a given expected output are always higher under the tournament, even though this scheme may lead to more innovation.

Uncontrolled Keywords: R&D spillovers, tournaments, subsidies, moral hazard
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-47722
Additional Information:

JEL - Classification : Q55, D82, H23, D43; Erstellt November 2005

Classification DDC: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
Divisions: 01 Department of Law and Economics > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > Angewandte Mikroökonomik und Institutionenökonomik
01 Department of Law and Economics > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete
01 Department of Law and Economics
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2009 11:42
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2023 08:56
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/4772
PPN: 378323032
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