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Financing Innovative Activity and the Endogeneity of Patenting

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  • Robert Marquez

    (University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616)

  • Thành Nguyen

    (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907)

  • M. Deniz Yavuz

    (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907)

Abstract

It is common for lenders to require innovative firms to report all innovations and take actions, such as patenting, to protect their value. However, many future innovations are difficult to verify, making enforcement of such requirements difficult. This creates a tension for firms between protecting their innovations through patenting and creating assets that can be liquidated by a lender when not fully repaid. We show that the endogeneity of the patenting decision introduces an upper bound on the long-term payments that can be credibly promised to a lender, affecting the feasibility of obtaining financing and the terms of financial contracts.

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  • Robert Marquez & Thành Nguyen & M. Deniz Yavuz, 2024. "Financing Innovative Activity and the Endogeneity of Patenting," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 70(10), pages 6874-6896, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:70:y:2024:i:10:p:6874-6896
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.00744
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