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The Rise of Star Firms: Intangible Capital and Competition

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  • Meghana Ayyagari
  • Asli Demirgüç-Kunt
  • Vojislav Maksimovic

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The large divergence in the returns of top-performing star firms and the rest of the economy is substantially reduced when we account for the mismeasurement of intangible capital. Star firms produce and invest more per dollar in invested capital, have more valuable innovations as measured by the market value of patents, and are as exposed to competitive shocks as nonstars. Star firms have higher markups that are predicted early in their life cycle at a time when they are small. Overall, after we correct for the mismeasurement of intangibles, the evidence points to the superior ability of star firms.

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  • Meghana Ayyagari & Asli Demirgüç-Kunt & Vojislav Maksimovic, 2024. "The Rise of Star Firms: Intangible Capital and Competition," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 37(3), pages 882-949.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:revfin:v:37:y:2024:i:3:p:882-949.
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    E22; L1;

    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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