Analysis of Government Assistance and Firm Performance

The Staff Research Paper, Statistical Analysis of the Use and Impact of Government Business Programs, examines the attributes of firms that participate in government business programs, their patterns of use and the effects these programs have on their performance.

The report is based on a unique longitudinal data set for Australian firms collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1994-98. The programs examined included the EMDG (Export Market Development Grants) scheme, Export Access, Austrade services, ITES (International Trade Enhancement Scheme) (now discontinued), the R&D tax concession and R&D grants.