Science and R&D

The Case for Improving America’s Research and Experimentation Tax Credit
As recently as the mid-1990s, the United States maintained the most generous R&D tax incentive in the world. As scholarly studies have shown, that helped America stay ahead of its competitors by boosting R&D investment, innovation, jobs, and GDP growth. Fast forward to today, and it’s a very different picture.
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November 6, 2017
Fact of the Week: Firms Located in Italian Science Parks Developed an Average of 5 More Patents Between 2004 and 2012 Than Firms Located Elsewhere
The average technology-based Italian businesses located in a science park cluster produced 5 additional patents when compared to a similar business not located in a science park, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.
October 16, 2017
Fact of the Week: In Developing Countries, Increasing the Availability of Bank Credit Raises the Probability a Firm Will Invest in R&D by 7.6 Percent
Adding 10 more bank branches per 100,000 adults in developing economies increases the probability that businesses will invest in R&D by 7.6 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.
October 11, 2017
A New Era in U.S. R&D Policy?
The United States used to dominate the world in R&D investment, with its federal funding alone exceeding the rest of the world’s public and private spending combined. But no more. Today, the U.S. government accounts for less than 10 percent of the global R&D pie. Rob Atkinson explained whither and why at the Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy.
August 30, 2017
Localizing the Economic Impact of Technology Transfer and R&D
Stephen Ezell gave a keynote presentation on “Localizing the Economic Impact of Technology Transfer and R&D” to the annual meeting of the Western conference of the Federal Labs Consortium in Pasadena, California.
August 28, 2017
Fact of the Week: For Every 10 Percent Increase in R&D Investment per Employee, Irish Firm Productivity Increases by 12 Percent
Among Irish firms, a 10 percent increase in R&D investment per employee raised productivity by 12 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.
June 12, 2017
Fact of the Week: In the EU, Increasing R&D Investment Creates 30 Percent More Employment in High-Tech Firms than Medium-Tech Firms
In the EU, increasing R&D investment by one percent creates 30 percent more employment in high-tech firms than medium-tech firms, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.
May 19, 2017
Fact of the Week: Private Chinese Firms Innovate More Efficiently Than State-Owned Firms, Yet China Showers Much More Generous R&D Subsidies on State-Owned Firms
State-owned Chinese firms receive up to four times more R&D subsidies but are less innovative than private Chinese firms, writes John Wu in Innovation Files
March 27, 2017
“Innovation Orchards”: Helping Tech Start-Ups Scale
The new innovation orchard model brings together university, industry, and potentially government partners to provide start-ups with the know-how, access to technology, equipment, and bridge funding to scale up new technologies.
March 17, 2017
Trump’s Cuts to Federal Science Funding Will Mean Less Industry R&D, Not More
President Trump assumes crowded out private investment will restore R&D expenditures after deep budget cuts, but evidence disagrees, writes Adams Nager in Innovation Files.
March 15, 2017
Fact of the Week: University Scientists in Five Developing Countries Increased Their Publishing Productivity 43 Percent When They Had Free Access to Scientific Journals
Providing universities in developing countries greater access to scientific journals increases publications by 43 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

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