Audretsch, David B.; Drobetz, Wolfgang; Ernst, Eva Elena; … - 2023
“hurdle-rate theory of inventive procyclicality”. High-ERP periods stifle innovation because many R&D projects do not pass …Schumpeterian arguments of “creative destruction” predict that innovation is countercyclical. However, empirical … findings demonstrate the contrary. We apply corporate finance principles to macro- and innovation economics and propose a …