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Commercialization, Renewal and Quality of Patents

Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2011

commercialization of inventions. If the patent holder commercializes his invention, he has stronger incentives to retain the patent. The …, I take into account defensive patent strategies (e.g. deterring competitors from utilizing the patent) and pointedly ask … if there are any third factors (quality of the patent) that affect the commercialization and renewal decisions. Using a …

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Creative Destruction and Productive Preemption

Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

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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Cooperative Product Development and Endogenous Information Sharing

Baerenss, Antje - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2000

In this paper, a model of product innovation is developed that endogenizes the degree of cooperation. Two opposing …

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The Economics of Coordination, Innovation, Selection and Learning: A Theoretical Framework for Research in Industrial Economics

Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989

No abstract.

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Multi-Market Competition and Coordination in Games

Ganslandt, Mattias - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1997

This thesis consists of one essay in industrial organization and two essays in non-cooperative game theory.

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Multi-Market Competition and Coordination in Games.

Ganslandt, M - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1997

This thesis consists of one essay in industrial organization and two essays in non-cooperative game theory.

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Make-or-buy Decisions and the Manipulability of Performance Measures

Andersson, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

The make-or-buy decision is analyzed in a simple framework combining contractual incompleteness with the existence of imperfect but contractible performance measures. Contractual incompleteness gives rise to two regimes, identified with make and buy. The performance measure on which...

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On the Anticompetitive Effect of Exclusive Dealing when Entry by Merger is Possible

Fumagalli, Chiara; Motta, Massimo; Persson, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007

We extend the literature on exclusive dealing, which assumes that entry can occur only by installing new capacity, by allowing the incumbent and the potential entrant to merge. This uncovers new effects. First, exclusive deals can be used to improve the incumbent's bargaining position in the...

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A Trickle-Down Theory of Incentives with Applications to Privatization and Outsourcing

Andersson, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009

The make-or-buy decision is analyzed in a three-layer principal-management-agent model. There is a cost-saving/quality tradeoff in effort provision. The principal chooses between employing an in-house management and contracting with an independent management; the cost-saving incentives facing...

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'New Forms' of Investment in LDCs by Swedish Multinationals

Blomström, Magnus; Swedenborg, Birgitta - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1985

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