The effects of R&D intensity and tax incentives on firms' growth

R&D expenditures made by companies, and governmental policies oriented for the promotion of these expenditures in the private sector, are nowadays considered variables that have an impact on firms¿ growth in the medium term. This study aims at understanding the simultaneous influence of R&D investment and R&D tax incentives on firms¿ growth, for different technological and knowledge-intensity industries.