Evaluación del impacto de los subsidios públicos en el funcionamiento de una empresauna aproximación cuasi-experimental en dos etapas

  1. Duch, Néstor
  2. Montolio, Daniel
  3. Mediavilla Bordalejo, Mauro
Revista:
Investigaciones Regionales = Journal of Regional Research

ISSN: 1695-7253 2340-2717

Año de publicación: 2009

Número: 16

Páginas: 143-165

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Investigaciones Regionales = Journal of Regional Research

Resumen

En este artículo se evalúa, utilizando una técnica en dos etapas, la efectividad de los programas públicos de I+D en Cataluña (España). Primero se comparan los resultados de las empresas subvencionadas (tratadas) con empresas similares, pero no subvencionadas (control). Se utiliza la metodología del Propensity Score Matching (PSN) para construir un grupo de control que sea lo más parecido posible, respecto a sus principales características, al grupo de tratamiento, que permita identificar a las empresas que presentan la misma propensión a recibir subsidios públicos. Segundo, una vez se ha establecido un grupo de comparación válido, se comparan los resultados de las empresas de los diferentes grupos utilizando técnicas de regresión. Como resultado, se encuentra que las empresas que reciben subvenciones, en promedio, parecen aumentar su valor añadido como resultado directo de los programas públicos.

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