This paper examines the distribution of greenfield operations vis-a-vis takeover as mode of entry for Swedish multinational finns between 1965 and 1990. The traditional view that takeovers are less risky than greenfield operations but have a lower expected rate of return, is here replaced by the...

Swedish Abstract: Sverige är ett av de OECD-länder som har högst grad av statligt finansierad FoU (0,84 procent av BNP i Sverige, jämfört med 0,6 procent i OECD). Fördelningen av forskningsmedel är ett viktigt politiskt styrmedel och det är angeläget att begränsade resurser används...

We develop a model of entrepreneurial innovation for entry and sale into oligopoliessuitable for welfare analysis. We show that the expected consumer welfare can be higherunder commercialization by sale than under commercialization by entry despite increasedmarket power in the product market....

We develop a theory of commercialization mode (entry or sale) of entrepreneurial inventions into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive...

Promoters claim that bitcoin is a new type of money, reduces transactions costs by abandoning intermediaries and will become a safe asset that they call “digital gold”. In this book, we dissect these claims and explain what bitcoin really is. Economic theory states that money should reduce...