This paper examines the effects of uncertainty and flexible labour contracts on the Research and Development (R …&D outlays. Moreover, as predicted by the real options theory, our results suggest that product market uncertainty reduces R …&D efforts and that flexible labour contracts countervail the adverse effect of uncertainty on R&D. …

This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and R …&D investment. We use an intuitively appealing measure of firm-specific uncertainty along with panel data to show that firms invest … less in current R&D as uncertainty about market returns increases. The effect of firm-specific uncertainty on R …

The real options investment theory shows that greater uncertainty about market revenues reduces current R&D investment … market uncertainty on R&D investment. …

imperfections. Drawing on the theory of investment under uncertainty, this paper argues that public R&D subsidies increase business … R&D investment through an additional mechanism – mitigating the effects of market uncertainty on R&D investment in … markets for new products. Using a sample of German manufacturing firms, we show that market uncertainty indeed reduces R …

Real options investment theory predicts current investment falls as uncertainty about market returns increases. In the … pronounced. This paper tests the real options prediction about the R&D investment-uncertainty relationship and further considers … mitigate firm-specific uncertainty and stimulate current R&D investment. Our empirical results support both the prediction of …

We study a two-stage R&D project with an abandonment option. Two types of uncertainty influence the decision to start R …&D. Demand uncertainty is modelled as a lottery between a proportional increase and decrease in demand. Technical uncertainty is … modelled as a lottery between a decrease and increase in the cost to continue R&D. We relate differences in uncertainty to …

We study a two-stage R&D project with an abandonment option. Two types of uncertainty influence the decision to start R …&D. Demand uncertainty is modelled as a lottery between a proportional increase and decrease in demand. Technical uncertainty is … modelled as a lottery between a decrease and increase in the cost to continue R&D. We relate differences in uncertainty to …

We study a two-stage R&D project with an abandonment option. Two types of uncertainty influence the decision to start R …&D. Demand uncertainty is modelled as a lottery between a proportional increase and decrease in demand. Technical uncertainty is … modelled as a lottery between a decrease and increase in the cost to continue R&D. We relate differences in uncertainty to …

We analyse the decision of an agent to invest in industrial activities characterized by two forms of uncertainty …: market size uncertainty and price uncertainty. We use bioenergy industries for an application of the model. Indeed, the … sector is confronted to both, an uncertainty in relation to the arrival of an activity relying on the implementation of …