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Author: | Mukherjee, A. |
Title: | Technology transfer with commitment |
Journal: | Economic Theory
2001 : VOL. 17:2, p. 345-369 |
Index terms: | DELEGATION TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This paper considers technology transfer in a duopoly where the firms have two types of commitment strategies: incentive delegation and capacity installation. It turns out that the possibility of technology transfer significantly differs under these two types of commitment as well as depending on whether one or both firms commit. Under strategic incentive delegation, the possibility of technology transfer is minimal when both firms use the incentive delegation strategy and the costs of incentive delegation are negligible. If both firms choose the incentive delegation strategy and the costs of incentive delegation are significant then the possibility of technology transfer rises compared to a situation with no pre-commitment. |
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