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Original Articles

Ievaluation of Research and Development Tax Incentives Scheme in Croatia

Evaluacija Sheme Poreznih Poticaja Za IstražIvanja I Razvoj U Hrvatskoj

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Pages 63-80 | Received 25 Jul 2012, Accepted 18 Nov 2012, Published online: 09 Nov 2015
 

Abstract

According to the European Innovation Scoreboard metrics Croatia belongs to the group of moderate innovators, i.e. a country with below average innovation performance in comparison to the EU average in the period 2009-2010. Government subsidies are frequently introduced to improve countries’ innovation performance. Whether existing R&D tax scheme in Croatia produces expected results is the key research question analyzed in the paper. Based on the microeconometric analysis of individual firms’ data, we confirm positive effect of the subsidies on expenditures in research and development as well as on product innovation. However, the significant effect on process innovation is not found.

SaŽetak

Sudeći po mjerenjima Europske ljestvice uspjeha u inoviranju Hrvatska pripada grupi umjerenih inovatora, odnosno zemljama u kojima je inoviranje ispod prosjeka u usporedbi s prosjekom u EU u periodu 2009-2010. Često se uvode vladini poticaji kako bi se popravila razina inovacija u pojedinoj zemlji. Ključno pitanje ovog rada je donosi li shema poreznih poticaja za istraživanje i razvoj u Hrvatskoj očekivane rezultate. Na osnovu mikroekonometrijske analize podataka pojedinih poduzeća, potvrdili smo pozitivni učinak poticaja na potrošnju za istraživanja i razvoj te za inovacije proizvoda. Ipak, nije uočen značajan učinak u inovaciji procesa.

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