Although there seems to be consensus in the literature that venture capital investors increase the innovation output of … from seven European countries, we investigate which form of venture capital is most supportive of innovation. Our results … suggest that in companies financed by syndicates and by private venture capital investors, the innovation output increases …

of both types of venture capital investors) led by a private investor. -- Innovation ; patents ; private venture capital … investors ; governmental venture capital investors ; syndication ; biotech and pharmaceutical companies ; Europe …Although there seems to be consensus in the literature that venture capital investors increase the innovation output of …

high-quality inventions to preempt rivals from obtaining them. Using Swedish data on patents granted to small firms and …

This paper studies how the assignment of patents as collateral determines the savings of firms and magnifies the effect … patent and trademark office that minimizes the legal uncertainty surrounding patents as collateral and maximizes the growth …

high-quality inventions to preempt rivals from obtaining them. Using Swedish data on patents granted to small firms and …

destruction by increasing the entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using detailed data on patents … under bidding competition. -- Acquisitions ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Start-ups ; Patent ; Ownership ; Quality …

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 …

Patents lead to ex-post dead-weight losses arising from a non-competitive market structure for the invention. Many have …

, including value-creation, as measured by the likelihood and size of IPOs and M&As, and innovation, as measured by patents. It is … public policy objectives, including value-creation, innovation, and competition. A number of novel data-collection methods …