Plausibly Exogenous [712] - Small Grants (12/31/2021)

LHS Variable
R&D Spillovers

RHS Variable
Grants to small firms

Source of Exogenous Variation
Presence of non-competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) matching policies that vary across states and time

- Myers and Lanahan (2021), “Estimating Spillovers From Publicly Funded R&D: Evidence from the US Department of Energy”