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Published May 1982 | Published
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A dynamic game of R and D: Patent protection and competitive behavior

Abstract

A theory of dynamic optimal resource allocation to R and D in an n-firm industry is developed using differential games. This technique represents a synthesis of the analytic methods previously applied to the problem: static game theory and optimal control. The use of particular functional forms allows the computation and detailed discussion of the Nash equilibrium in investment rules.

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© 1982 The Econometric Society. Manuscript received August, 1979; revision received May, 1981. This paper is based on sections of my doctoral dissertation. I would like to thank Morton I. Kamien, Nancy L. Schwartz, and John Roberts for their comments and encouragement. Formerly SSWP 289.

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