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increase the price for basic innovations, thereby triggering more basic innovations by entrepreneurs. Consequently, the …
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We construct a model where incumbents can either acquire basic innovations from entrepreneurs, or wait and acquire …
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where adverse selection problems between entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and incumbents are present. We show that as …
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inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the …Entrepreneurs face higher commercialization costs than incumbents. We show that this implies that entrepreneurs will …, entrepreneurs may select too safe projects from a social point of view, since they do not internalize the business stealing effect …
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We develop a theory of commercialization mode (entry or sale) of entrepreneurial inventions into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive...
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Taxation theory rarely takes entrepreneurship into consideration. We discuss how this omission affects conclusions … entrepreneurship often omitted by standard capital taxation theory are incorporated into the analysis. This includes the lack of a well …. When unique attributes of entrepreneurship are taken into account, some major conclusions of capital taxation models no …
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Despite the central role played by human capital in entrepreneurship, little is known about how employees in …
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Using linked employer-employee data from Sweden, a difference-in-difference approach, and 201 private equity buyouts undertaken between 1998 and 2004, we show that unemployment risk declines and labor income increases for employees in the wake of a private equity buyout. Unemployment risk...
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Private equity owned firms have more leverage, more intense compensation contracts, and higher productivity than comparable firms. We develop a theory of buyouts in oligopolistic markets that explains these facts. Private equity firms are more aggressive in inducing restructuring compared to...
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and a heavier tax burden for entrepreneurs have played a key role. …
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