A model of the financial market is evaluated that consists of competing credit institutions (local lenders and financial intermediaries) to determine risk and intermediation effects on the financing obtained by entrepreneurs. Local lenders are considered to be principals with respect to the...

R&D investment are an important engine of growth and development. Yet economists have often claimed under-investment, also due to the asymmetric information between inside investors and outside investors and financiers, and the consequent capital and financial market imperfections. Some recent...