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Commercializing public technology through cooperative R&D

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  • Ciccotello, Conrad S.
  • Fu, Richard
  • Subramanian, Ajay

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We analyze 582 R&D agreements between Air Force agencies and outside partners. Agenices choose partners and contractual terms consistent with predictions from a rational model, which suggests that they could be incentive efficient from an ex ante perspective.

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  • Ciccotello, Conrad S. & Fu, Richard & Subramanian, Ajay, 2010. "Commercializing public technology through cooperative R&D," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 108(2), pages 113-115, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:2:p:113-115
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