Uncertain R&D Outcomes and Cooperation in R&D

Kabiraj, Abhishek and Kabiraj, Tarun (2019): Uncertain R&D Outcomes and Cooperation in R&D.

Abstract

The present paper provides a brief survey of some of the papers dealing with R&D uncertainty. This helps us identify which factors are more favorable for cooperative R&D and which factors are not. The paper provides the analysis under a unified framework. We take the classic paper by Marjit (1991) as the benchmark case, and then proceeds to examine whether, or to what extent, Marjit result will undergo a change with respect to different assumptions related to R&D investment.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: R&D organization; Cooperative and non-cooperative research; Research joint venture; knowledge sharing; technology licensing, Cournot competition
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design > D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection; L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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