Information Disclosure through Technology Licensing
We show that even if information transmission through an honest outside agency is not possible due to the possibility of collusion between the firms and the outside agency, information transmission is still possible through technology licensing. However, unlike the case of a cost-free honest outside...
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| description | We show that even if information transmission through an honest outside agency is not possible due to the possibility of collusion between the firms and the outside agency, information transmission is still possible through technology licensing. However, unlike the case of a cost-free honest outside agency, where information transmission always occurs under a quantity setting oligopoly, information transmission through licensing does not always occur. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77fbc540fdad4f35888dd4ee9c0537b62023-11-20T12:35:16ZengMDPI AGGames2073-43362020-09-011133710.3390/g11030037Information Disclosure through Technology LicensingArijit Mukherjee0Aniruddha Bagchi1Industrial Economics, Nottingham University Business School, Wollaton Rd, Lenton, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UKDepartment of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USAWe show that even if information transmission through an honest outside agency is not possible due to the possibility of collusion between the firms and the outside agency, information transmission is still possible through technology licensing. However, unlike the case of a cost-free honest outside agency, where information transmission always occurs under a quantity setting oligopoly, information transmission through licensing does not always occur.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/11/3/37asymmetric informationinformation transmissionlicensing |
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| title | Information Disclosure through Technology Licensing |
| title_full | Information Disclosure through Technology Licensing |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Information Disclosure through Technology Licensing |
| title_short | Information Disclosure through Technology Licensing |
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| topic | asymmetric information information transmission licensing |
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