Authors:

  • Ramana Nanda
  • William Kerr

Excerpt

Financing Innovation. William R. Kerr, Ramana Nanda, November 2014, Paper. "We review the recent literature on the financing of innovation, inclusive of large companies and new startups. This research strand has been very active over the past five years, generating important new findings, questioning some long-held beliefs, and creating its own puzzles. Our review outlines the growing body of work that documents a role for debt financing related to innovation. We highlight the new literature on learning and experimentation across multi-stage innovation projects and how this impacts optimal financing design..." Link