Economics of Public R&D Support: Toward evidence-based policy making

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Why is public support for corporate R&D necessary? What kind of support system is effective? What determines the success or failure of policies? This book elucidates policy effects through sophisticated empirical analyses with micro data and explains its findings in an easily understandable way for researchers, policy makers and practitioners in R&D support fields.

Part I: Analytical Framework for Public R&D Support
Chapter 1: Public Support for R&D and the Significance of Policy Research: Why evidence matters
Chapter 2: The Status-quo of Public R&D Support and Empirical Methods of Policy Evaluation: What to study and how to study it?

Part II: Support for University-Industry Collaboration
Chapter 3: Spillover Effects of University-Industry Collaboration—Direct and indirect spillover effects and the contributions of small businesses
Chapter 4: Trust Formation in University-Industry Collaboration—What is the government's contribution as an innovation intermediary?
Chapter 5: Disciplining University-Industry Collaboration—Why leadership and government monitoring are important

Part III: R&D Support through Cluster Policies
Chapter 6: Evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project I: Does it increase firms’ R&D productivity?
Chapter 7: Evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project II—Which is more effective, hard or soft support?
Chapter 8: Effects of University-Industry Collaboration Support through the Intellectual Cluster Programs: Did it improve local firms’ productivity?
Chapter 9: Comparative Analysis of Cluster Policies—How to enhance firms’ commitment?

Part IV: R&D Support by Local Governments
Chapter 10: The Status-quo of R&D Support by Local Governments—How much regional variety exists?
Chapter 11: Factors of R&D Support by Local Governments—What determines the implementation and design of subsidy programs?
Chapter 12: Effects of R&D Support by Local Governments—Are city, prefecture, and national subsidies complementary?

Final Chapter: Challenges and Prospects for Policy Evaluation of R&D Support—Toward the development of policy evaluation and policy making