We study innovation and product differentiation using a uniqueness measure based on textual analysis of prospectuses. We find that small and startup families have higher start rates than larger families and their products are more unique. Unique strategies attract more inflows in the first three...

We investigate how institutional ownership affects the diffusion of innovation. We find that a higher intensity of patent citations among firms that share institutional owners. We address the potential endogeneity of common ownership using two approaches. First, we use regression discontinuity...