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Do R&D subsidies affect SMEs’ access to external financing?
Meuleman, Miguel De Maeseneire, Wouter
Meuleman, Miguel
De Maeseneire, Wouter
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2012-04
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Research Policy
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41
Publication Issue
3
Publication Begin page
580
Publication End page
591
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Many countries spend sizeable sums of public money on R&D grants to alleviate debt and equity gaps for small firms’ innovation projects. In making such awards, knowledgeable government officials may certify firms to private financiers. Using a unique Belgian dataset of 1107 approved requests and a control group of denied requests for a specific type of R&D grant, we examine the impact of subsidies on small firms’ access to external equity, short term and long term debt financing. We find that obtaining an R&D subsidy provides a positive signal about SME quality and results in better access to long-term debt.
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3502 Banking, Finance and Investment, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour