Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5061043 | Economics Letters | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We endogenize competitiveness asymmetries between firms through commitment power asymmetries in R&D. We show that, relatively to firms with no commitment power in R&D, firms with a first-mover advantage in R&D achieve higher competitiveness levels.
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Authors
Armando J. Garcia Pires,