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The model of firm's optimal behavior following such classification demonstrates that federally-funded basic research has a tremendous pulling-in impact on company-funded applied research and development, respectively.","Conclusively, my paper provides some evidences that in any presence of FRD's effect on IRD, the contribution of the former to productivity is no smaller than that of the latter and that federal-funding basic research serves as an impetus for fostering productivity, unlike U.K. and Japan.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T04:05:21Z (GMT). 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