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EnglishWe develop a dynamic duopoly, in which firms have to take into account a technological externality that reduces their innovation costs over time and an inter-firm spillover, that lowers only the second comer's R&D cost. This spillover exerts its effect after a disclosure lag. We identify three possible equilibria, which are classified, according to the timing of R&D investments, as early, intermediate, and late. The intermediate equilibrium is subgame perfect for a wide parameter range. When the innovation size is large, it implies under-investment. Hence, even in the presence of a moderate degree of inter-firm spillover, the competitive equilibrium calls for public policies aimed at increasing the research activity. When we focus on minor innovations --- the case in which, according to the earlier literature, the market equilibrium underinvests --- our results imply that the policies aimed at stimulating R&D have to be less sizeable than suggested before.
Femminis, G., Martini, G., Spillovers, disclosure lags, and incentives to innovate: Do oligopolies over-invest in R&D?, <<Rivista internazionale di scienze sociali>>, 2010; CXVIII (1): 47-76 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/12205]
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| Titolo: | Spillovers, disclosure lags, and incentives to innovate: Do oligopolies over-invest in R&D? |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | We develop a dynamic duopoly, in which firms have to take into account a technological externality that reduces their innovation costs over time and an inter-firm spillover, that lowers only the second comer's R&D cost. This spillover exerts its effect after a disclosure lag. We identify three possible equilibria, which are classified, according to the timing of R&D investments, as early, intermediate, and late. The intermediate equilibrium is subgame perfect for a wide parameter range. When the innovation size is large, it implies under-investment. Hence, even in the presence of a moderate degree of inter-firm spillover, the competitive equilibrium calls for public policies aimed at increasing the research activity. When we focus on minor innovations --- the case in which, according to the earlier literature, the market equilibrium underinvests --- our results imply that the policies aimed at stimulating R&D have to be less sizeable than suggested before. |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Citazione: | Femminis, G., Martini, G., Spillovers, disclosure lags, and incentives to innovate: Do oligopolies over-invest in R&D?, <<Rivista internazionale di scienze sociali>>, 2010; CXVIII (1): 47-76 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/12205] |
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