The R&D Tax Credit in France: Assessment and Ex-Ante Evaluation of the 2008 Reform

This article presents an econometric analysis of the direct effects of the R&D tax credit (RTC) on private R&D in France and proposes an ex ante evaluation of the major reform implemented in 2008. We first estimate an error correction model of a dynamic R&D demand function on a large pan...

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Published in:NBER Working Paper Series 2013-05, p.19073
Main Authors: Mulkay, Benoît, Mairesse, Jacques
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Economic reform
Economic statistics
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Elasticity
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Higher education
Innovations
Price elasticity
R&D
Research & development
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