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| Title: | | The design of licensing contracts: Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and electrical engineering in imperial Germany  |
| Authors: | | Burhop, Carsten Lübbers, Thorsten |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 2011,18 |
| Abstract: | | We investigate a sample of 180 technology licensing contracts closed by German chemical, pharmaceutical, and electrical engineering companies between 1880 and 1913. Our empirical results suggest that strategic behaviour seems to be relevant for the design of licensing contracts, whereas inventor moral hazard and risk aversion of licensor or licensee seem to be irrelevant. Moreover, our results suggest that uncertainty regarding the profitability of licensed technology influenced the design of licensing contracts. More specifically, profit sharing agreements or producer milestones were typically included into licensing contracts. |
| Subjects: | | Economic History Germany pre-1913 Licensing contracts Technology transfer |
| JEL: | | N83 L14 O32 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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