Purpose: This research seeks to answer the basic question, “What would be the most determining factors if I perform regression analysis using several independent variables?” This paper suggests the way to estimate the proper royalty rate and up-front payment using multiple data I can get...

An average machine lags in terms of productivity and technological advancement behind a cutting-edge machine. This lag was first defined by Cummins and Violante (2002) as the technology gap. Using the vector error correction model, I show that the technology gap is cointegrated with human...

Scholars and enforcement officials debate the merits and implications of “behavioral antitrust” — the application of empirical evidence showing how human behavior departs systematically and predictably from strict rationality (“bounded rationality”) to antitrust law. Notwithstanding...