R&D policy and privatization in a mixed oligopoly Maria Jose Gil-Molto Joanna Poyago-Theotoky Vasileios Zikos 2134/4159 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/preprint/R_D_policy_and_privatization_in_a_mixed_oligopoly/9493385 We introduce R&D activity and R&D subsidies in the context of a mixed oligopoly and evaluate the effects of privatization on welfare. We show that when R&D subsidies are employed, privatization is welfare and R&D promoting provided that the number of competitors is sufficiently large. 2009-02-03 15:13:05 Mixed oligopoly Process innovation R&D subsidy Privatization Economics not elsewhere classified