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approach of the supplier, but the best approach is unknown. Diversity of approaches is desirable because it generates an option … a low bid and a high bid. This allows the buyer to implement any level of diversity with the lowest revenue for the …, auctions implement the socially optimal diversity, but usually with higher rents for the suppliers. Fixed-prize tournaments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420558
approach of the supplier, but the best approach is unknown. Diversity of approaches is beneficial because of the resulting … option value. An auction induces the social optimum, while a fixed-prize tournament induces insufficient diversity. The … prizes. This allows the buyer to implement any level of diversity at the lowest cost. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420571
This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research approach, but the best approach is unknown. Inducing a variety of research approaches generates an option value. We show that suitable contests can induce such variety. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993818
This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research approach, but the best approach is unknown. Inducing a variety of research approaches is desirable because it generates an option value. We show that suitable contests can induce such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784283
approach of the supplier, but the best approach is unknown. Diversity of approaches is desirable because it generates an option … a low bid and a high bid. This allows the buyer to implement any level of diversity with the lowest revenue for the …, auctions implement the socially optimal diversity, but usually with higher rents for the suppliers. Fixed-prize tournaments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410264
approach of the supplier, but the best approach is unknown. Diversity of approaches is beneficial because of the resulting … option value. An auction induces the social optimum, while a fixed-prize tournament induces insufficient diversity. The … prizes. This allows the buyer to implement any level of diversity at the lowest cost. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011297657
This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research approach, but the best approach is unknown. Inducing a variety of research approaches is desirable because it generates an option value. We show that suitable contests can induce such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011667487
This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research approach, but the best approach is unknown. Inducing a variety of research approaches generates an option value. We show that suitable contests can induce such variety. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993710