Evaluating the impact of public subsidies on a firm’s performance: a two-stage quasi-experimental approach

In this paper we evaluate the effectiveness of regional R&D public programs in Catalonia (Spain) with a two-stage procedure. Firstly, we compare the performance of publicly subsidised companies (treated) with that of similar, but unsubsidised companies (non-treated). We use the Propensity Score...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mauro Mediavilla, Daniel Montolio, Néstor Duch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AECR 2009-11-01
Series:Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.aecr.org/images/ImatgesArticles/2009/06%20Duch.pdf