Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2006
the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm …We show that, in the case when innovations are for sale, increased product market competition, captured by reduced … stricter, but not too strict, merger and cartel policies tend to increase the incentive for innovations for sale by ensuring …