Can Firm Subsidies Spread Growth?

Pre-print, Working paper: How do firms diffuse resources and do they spillover outside headquarter intensive areas? We show R&D subsidies induce French firms to hire new workers, often in new establishments and commuting zones. Using subsidy induced labor demand shocks and past employment patterns, we estimate a within industry spillover elasticity of .26 to non-subsidy firms, rising to .35 for openings outside of headquarter areas. Spillovers are also significant across firm branches and for firms. While subsidies are nominally awarded to headquarters, firms expand to distribute spillovers more broadly.

Author(s)

Elodie Andrieu, John Morrow

Date of publication
  • 2024
Keywords JEL
D22 F15 H25 L23 L25 O31
Keywords
  • Multi-establishment Firms
  • Subsidies
  • Directed Growth
  • Spillovers
Internal reference
  • PSE Working Papers n°2024-46
Pages
  • 46 p.
Version
  • 1