individuals, we find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition, post entry. …

We show how temporary ownership by private equity firms affects industry structure, competition and welfare. Temporary …-enhancing mergers and by preventing concentration in the industry. By spreading the cost of specializing in restructuring over multiple …

reducing bidding competition, thereby also reducing acquisition prices and innovation incentives. -- Acquisitions …Why do so many high-priced acquisitions of entrepreneurial firms take place in network industries? We develop a theory … more important when there is an increase in network effects. A consequence is higher innovation incentives under an …

reducing bidding competition, thereby also reducing acquisition prices and innovation incentives …Why do so many high-priced acquisitions of entrepreneurial firms take place in network industries? We develop a theory … more important when there is an increase in network effects. A consequence is higher innovation incentives under an …

under bidding competition. -- Acquisitions ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Start-ups ; Patent ; Ownership ; Quality … effects on the sales price. Moreover, preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the process of creative …

are shown to be solved by verification through entry for sale. -- acquisitions ; entrepreneurship ; innovation ; start …We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the process of creative destruction by increasing the …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the process of creative destruction by increasing the … find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition. Asymmetric information problems …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the process of creative destruction by increasing the … find evidence that high-quality inventions are sold under preemptive bidding competition. Asymmetric information problems …

are not used in the market. We show that such "acquisitions for sleep" can occur if and only if the quality of a process …