An important discussion in recent years is the introduction of product patentsand the abolition of process patents. In a model with endogenous number of innovatingfirms, we show that whether product patent increases R&D is ambiguous, and depends onthe type of market demand and the cost of R&D....

We show the effect of patent protection on R&D investment in presence of‘inventing around’ (or imitation) and technology licensing...

We consider the effects of product market cooperation on R&Dinvestment, profits, consumer surplus and welfare. We show that though R&Dinvestment, consumer surplus and social welfare may be higher or lower underproduct market cooperation than product market competition, industry profit isalways...

This paper compares Bertrand and Cournot equilibria in a horizontallydifferentiated duopoly market with non-tournament R&D competition. We consider thatsuccess in R&D is uncertain. We show that whether firms invest more under Cournotcompetition or Bertrand competition is ambiguous and depends on...

This paper provides a framework with which to model one of the key links between universities andindustry – the undertaking of applied research. We assume that the fundamental objective of universities isto undertake fundamental research and that they receive public funding to do so....

We introduce pollution, as a by-product of production, into a non-tournament model of R&Dwith spillovers. Technology policy takes the form of either R&D subsidisation or pre-competitiveR&D cooperation. We show that, when the emissions tax is exogenous, the optimal R&Dsubsidy can be negative,...

Vor dem Hintergrund der – zumindest in Deutschland – immer mehr an Bedeutunggewinnenden Thematik der Unternehmensnachfolge2 verzeichnet die Bewertung kleinerund mittelgroßer Unternehmen (KMU)3 ein gesteigertes Interesse. Die nachfolgendeAnalyse erfolgt aus der bisher oft vernachlässigten...

Die vorliegende Arbeit basiert auf einer Untersuchung über Maßnahmenempfehlungen von Wirtschaftstreuhändern, welche im Sommersemester 2005 im Rahmen des Seminars „Management-orientierte BWL“ im 6. Semester des Studienganges Europäische Wirtschaft und Unternehmensführung an der...

A lot of studies show that business angels have got increased importance for the finance of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the English speaking world. But business angels usually offer more than only a financial service in the narrow sense. Business angels can contribute added...