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Cover of: Technology Transfer under Asymmetric Information: The Role of Equity Participation
Arijit Mukherjee, Sugata Marjit

Technology Transfer under Asymmetric Information: The Role of Equity Participation

Section: Articles
Volume 157 (2001) / Issue 2, pp. 282-300 (19)
Published 09.07.2018
DOI 10.1628/0932456013623105
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Summary
Technological collaboration coupled with equity participation improves the quality of transacted technology relative to a situation characterised by a pure technology licensing agreement. Such a result is proved in a model of a signalling game with asymmetric information and threat of imitation. Different contractual arrangements involving equity participation with or without up-front fixed fee and/or output-based royalty payments are discussed.