that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market … destruction by increasing the entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using detailed data on patents … granted to small firms and individuals, we find evidence that high-quality inventions are often sold, and that they are sold …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using data on patents granted to small firms and individuals, we … find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition. Asymmetric information problems …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using data on patents granted to small firms and individuals, we … find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition. Asymmetric information problems …

sell post-entry use entry to credibly reveal information on quality. Incumbents are then willing to pay high prices for … high-quality inventions to preempt rivals from obtaining them. Using Swedish data on patents granted to small firms and … individuals, we find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition, post entry. …

that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market … destruction by increasing the entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using detailed data on patents … granted to small firms and individuals, we find evidence that high-quality inventions are often sold, and that they are sold …

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sell post-entry use entry to credibly reveal information on quality. Incumbents are then willing to pay high prices for … high-quality inventions to preempt rivals from obtaining them. Using Swedish data on patents granted to small firms and … individuals, we find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition, post entry. …