Abstract: Venture Capital-Geber leisten einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Finanzierung von jungen innovativen Unternehmen. Diese Investoren engagieren sich nicht nur monetär, sondern beraten die Jungunternehmer auch. Dabei ist die Beziehung zwischen den beiden Parteien durch eine Vielzahl von...

Companies are increasingly choosing to procure their power from renewable energy sources, with their own set of potential challenges. In this paper we focus on contracts to procure electricity from renewable sources that are inherently unreliable (such as wind and solar). We determine the...

I examine a simple model of dynamic moral hazard in which the agent has persistent private information. I show that despite the complexity of the framework, the problem has a simple solution that can be found using standard methods. The incentives at the optimal contract can be captured using...

We investigate a sample of 180 technology licensing contracts closed by German chemical, pharmaceutical, and electrical engineering companies between 1880 and 1913. Our empirical results suggest that strategic behavior seems to be relevant for the design of licensing contracts, whereas inventor...