Femminis, Gianluca; Martini, Gianmaria - In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 35 (2011) 7, pp. 1061-1090
Investments in new production processes usually involve a significant amount of R&D, generating spillovers that lowers the second comer's investment cost. We show that these spillovers substantially affect the equilibrium of the dynamic game. Even for low spillover values, the leader delays her...