We present a model of endogenous firm growth with R&D investment and stochastic innovation as the engines of growth. The model for firm growth is a partial equilibrium model drawing on the quality ladder models in the macro growth literature, but also on the literature on patent races and the...

A long-standing controversy is whether leveraged buyouts (LBOs) relieve managers from short-term pressures from public shareholders, or whether LBO funds themselves sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We examine one form of long-run activity, namely, investments in...

We use M&A deal-level data and gubernatorial elections in a difference-in-difference framework to ask whether political uncertainty alters investment decisions by affecting firms or projects. We find approximately 4% fewer acquirer announcements in election states and that acquirers select...