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Credit constrained R&D spending and technological change

Firms often rely on external financing in order to conduct R&D. The question is to what extend discriminatory behaviour of the funds provider affects the industry evolution. The model is based on an evolutionary framework by Nelson and Winter. A firm chooses its R&D spending in an adaptive fashion where technological improvement is essential for survival in the competitive market. Firms can finance their activities by using retained profits or applying for credit. However, they have a clear hierarchy in choosing the source of funds and saved profits are always used up first. There is endogenous discriminatory lending as the banking sector provides credit according the firms' individual features. It compares profitability and market share across firms when assessing creditworthiness. The model is able to capture features of innovation and diffusion of technology. Results show that the availability of credit is crucial for technological change in a non-linear fashion and that the industry evolves faster if the bank values market share more in assessing creditworthiness.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Center for Mathematical Economics Working Papers ; No. 532

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
Thema
Heterogeneous Agents Models
Innovation
Financial Constraints

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Aßmuth, Pascal
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bielefeld University, Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW)
(wo)
Bielefeld
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.2139/ssrn.2536388
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-27591315
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Aßmuth, Pascal
  • Bielefeld University, Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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