This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data


[ Papers | Articles | Software | Books | Chapters | Authors | Institutions | JEL Classification | NEP reports | Search | New papers by email | Author registration | Rankings | Volunteers | FAQ | Blog | Help! ]

When do Thick Venture Capital Markets Foster Innovation? An Evolutionary Analysis

Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics
Author Info
Luca Colombo () (DISCE, Università Cattolica)
Herbert Dawid () (Bielefeld University)
Kordian Kabus () (Bielefeld University)

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Abstract

In this paper we examine the trade off between different effects of the availability of venture capital on the speed of technological progress in an industry. We consider an evolutionary industry simulation model based on Nelson and Winter (1982) where R&D efforts of an incumbent firm generate technological know-how embodied in key R&D employees, who might use this know-how to found a spinoff of the incumbent. Venture capital is needed to finance a spinoff, and therefore the expected profits from founding a spinoff depend on how easily venture capital can be acquired. Accordingly, thick venture capital markets might have two opposing effects. First, incentives of firms to invest in R&D might be reduced and, second, if spinoff formation results in technological spillovers between the parent firm and the spinoffs, the generation of spinoff firms might positively influence the future efficiency of the incumbent's innovation efforts. We study how this tradeoff influences the effect of venture capital on the innovation expenditures, speed of technological change and the evolution of industry concentration in several scenarios with different industry characteristics.

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

File URL: http://www.unicatt.it/Istituti/EconomiaFinanza/Quaderni/ief0074.pdf
File Format: application/pdf
File Function: First version, 2006
Download Restriction: no

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) in its series DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza with number ief0074.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length: nn pages 24
Date of creation: Mar 2007
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie3:ief0074

Contact details of provider:
Email:
Web page: http://www.unicatt.it/Istituti/EconomiaFinanza
More information through EDIRC

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Massimo Bordignon).

Related research
Keywords: Venture Capital; Technological Progress; R&D Effort; Spinoff; Industry Evolution;

Other versions of this item:

Find related papers by JEL classification:
O30 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - General
J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
  1. Zeno Rotondi & Giacomo Vaciago, 2007. "Lessons from the ECB experience: Frankfurt still matters!," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0070, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
  2. Angelo Baglioni, 2008. "Entry into a Network Industry: Consumers' Expectations and Firms' Pricing Policies," Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 8(1), pages 2012-2012. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Bordignon, Massimo & Colombo, Luca & Galmarini, Umberto, 2003. "Fiscal Federalism and Endogenous Lobbies' Formation," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
  4. Luca Colombo & Michele Grillo, 2006. "Collusion when the Number of Firms is Large," Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza 66, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Istituto di Economia e Finanza. [Downloadable!]
  5. Angelo BAGLIONI, 2002. "Multiple Banking Relationships: Competition among "inside" Banks," Rivista Italiana degli Economisti, SIE - Societa' Italiana degli Economisti (I), vol. 2(1), pages 165-196, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Andrea Terzi & Giovanni Verga, 2006. "Stock-bond correlation and the bond quality ratio: Removing the discount factor to generate a “deflated” stock index," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0067, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
  7. Mattesini Fabrizio & Rossi Lorenza, 2007. "Productivity shocks and optimal monetary policy in a unionized labor market economy," wp.comunite 0023, Department of Communication, University of Teramo. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
  8. Gerd Weinrich & Luca Colombo, 2001. "The Phillips Curve as a Long-Run Phenomenon in a Macroeconomic Model with Complex Dynamics," CeNDEF Workshop Papers, January 2001 1B.3, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics and Finance.
    Other versions:
  9. Angelo Baglioni & Andrea Monticini, 2005. "The intraday price of money: evidence from the e-MID market," Finance 0507020, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
  10. Andrea Monticini & Giacomo Vaciago, 2007. "Are Euro Interest Rates led by FED Announcements?," Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2006 16, Money Macro and Finance Research Group. [Downloadable!]
  11. Angelo Baglioni, 2006. "Entry into a network industry: consumers’ expectations and firms’ pricing policies," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief69, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
  12. Massimo Bordignon, 2000. "Problems of Soft Budget Constraints in Intergovernmental Relationships: The Case of Italy," RES Working Papers 3099, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  13. Lorenzo Cappellari & Gilberto Turati, 2004. "Volunteer Labour Supply: the role of workers' motivations," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 75(4), pages 619-643, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  14. Luca Colombo & Gianluca Femminis, 2007. "The Social Value of Public Information with Costly Information Acquisition," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0073, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
  15. Andrea Terzi, 2005. "International Financial Instability in a World of Currencies Hierarchy," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0064, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
Full references

Cited by:
(explanations, Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.)

  1. Maria Flavia Ambrosanio & Massimo Bordignon & Floriana Cerniglia, 2008. "Constitutional reforms, fiscal decentralization and regional fiscal flows in Italy," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0084, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
  2. Stefano Colombo, 2008. "Discriminatory prices, endogenous locations and the Prisoner Dilemma problem," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0079, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
  3. Angelo Baglioni & Andrea Monticini, 2008. "The intraday interest rate under a liquidity crisis: the case of August 2007," DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza ief0083, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE). [Downloadable!]
Statistics
Access and download statistics

Did you know? The yearly budget of IDEAS is exactly $0: it relies entirely on volunteer work.

This page was last updated on 2009-10-28.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.