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Knowledge Diffusion, Supplier's Technological Effort and Technology Transfer via Vertical Relationships
Goh, Ai Ting - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
This Paper studies the effect of knowledge diffusion on the incentives for developed countries’ (DC) firms to undertake costly transfer of production knowledge of an input to their developing countries’ (LDC) suppliers whose costs of production vary inversely with their technological effort....
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The cost of contract renegotiation: Evidence from the local public sector
Gagnepain, Philippe; Ivaldi, Marc; Martimort, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
The renegotiation of regulatory contracts is known to prevent regulators from achieving the full commitment efficient outcome in dynamic contexts. However, assessing the cost of such renegotiation remains an open issue from an empirical viewpoint. To address this question, we fit a structural...
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Debt Contracts, Collapse and Regulation as Competition Phenomena
Gersbach, Hans; Uhlig, Harald - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
lenders, which may make lending altogether unprofitable. Second, banks can have an incentive to offer a debt contract and … additional equity contracts to intermediate debtors, which is in turn dominated by a simple debt contract, only attractive for … seek to avoid the contract with the highest chance of delivery: that contract attracts all bad entrepreneurs. …
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Incentives and Invention in Universities
Lach, Saul; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Using data on U.S. universities, we show that universities that give higher royalty shares to faculty scientists generate greater license income, controlling for university size, academic quality, research funding and other factors. We use pre-sample data on university patenting to control for...
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Tying Trade Flows: A Theory of Countertrade
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
A countertrade contract ties an export to an import. Usually, countertrade is seen as a form of bilateralism and …
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Harnessing Success: Determinants of University Technology Licensing Performance
Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We study the impact of incentive pay, local development objectives and government constraints on university licensing performance. We develop and test a simple contracting model of technology licensing offices, using new survey information together with panel data on U.S. universities for...
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Much Ado About Nothing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Investment?
Görg, Holger; Greenaway, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
Many governments offer significant inducements to attract inward investment, motivated by the expectation of spillover benefits. This paper begins by reviewing possible sources of spillovers. It then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the empirical evidence on productivity, wages and exports...
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Mode of Foreign Entry, Technology Transfer, and FDI Policy
Mattoo, Aaditya; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Saggi, Kamal - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
Foreign direct investment (FDI) can take place either through the direct entry of foreign firms or the acquisition of existing domestic firms. The preferences of a foreign firm and the host country government over these two modes of FDI are examined in the presence of costly technology transfer....
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The Gravity of Knowledge
Keller, Wolfgang; Yeaple, Stephen R - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
How large are spatial barriers to transferring knowledge? We analyze the international operations of multinational firms to answer this fundamental question. In our model firms can transfer bits of knowledge to their foreign a¢ liates in either embodied (traded intermediates) or disembodied...
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Does FDI Work as a Channel for R&D Spillovers? Evidence Based on Swedish Data
Braconier, Henrik; Ekholm, Karolina; Ulltveit-Moe, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are important in transmitting technology across national borders. Not only do they allow for transfer of technology within the firm, but it is also believed that they are important channels for international R&D spillovers as well. This paper analyses empirically...
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