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Patents, R&D subsidies and endogenous market structure in a Schumpeterian economy

Chu, Angus C. and Furukawa, Yuichi and Ji, Lei (2012): Patents, R&D subsidies and endogenous market structure in a Schumpeterian economy.

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Abstract

In this note, we explore the different implications of patent breadth and R&D subsidies on economic growth and endogenous market structure in a Schumpeterian growth model. We find that when the number of firms is fixed in the short run, patent breadth and R&D subsidies serve to increase economic growth as in previous studies. However, when market structure adjusts endogenously in the long run, R&D subsidies increase economic growth but decrease the number of firms, whereas patent breadth expands the number of firms but reduces economic growth. Therefore, in accordance with empirical evidence, R&D subsidy is perhaps a more suitable policy instrument than patent breadth for the purpose of stimulating long-run economic growth.

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