The Public and Private Sectors in the Process of Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Mouse Genetics Revolution

How do public and private researchers respond to a breakthrough inducing new research opportunities? Modeling the process of step-by-step innovation as a control rights problem, this paper evaluates comparative research strategies of public versus private researchers as they respond to a commo...

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Main Authors: Aghion, Philippe, Dewatripoint, Mathias, Kolev, Julian, Murray, Fiona E., Stern, Scott
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69103
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7570-8044
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