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Financial dependence and innovation: The case of public versus private firms

Viral V. Acharya, +1 more
- 01 May 2017 - 
- Vol. 124, Iss: 2, pp 223-243
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In this paper, the authors examined the relation between innovation and a firm's financial dependence using a sample of privately held and publicly traded US firms and found that public firms in external finance dependent industries spend more on research and development and generate a better patent portfolio than their private counterparts.
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This article is published in Journal of Financial Economics.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 283 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Listing (finance) & Patent portfolio.

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Does Going Public Boost or Impede Firm Innovation? : Evidence from firms in Sweden

Zhao Jansson, +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effects of going public on firm innovation by comparing the innovation activities of firms that go public with firms that choose to not undergo an initial public offer.
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Should we worry about the decline of the public corporation? A brief survey of the economics and external effects of the stock market

TL;DR: In this article, a selective survey of the literature on the real economic effects of the stock market to assess the potential effects of this decline and determine whether it is likely to continue.
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The factors influencing the decision to list on Abu Dhabi securities exchange

TL;DR: In this article, the authors survey a sample of 145 chief executive officers and deputies of the CEO's in order to explain why firms refrain from going public and float their equity in the market.
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How Does Private Firm Innovation Affect Anti-Takeover Provisions in Corporate Charters? Evidence from Firms Going Public

TL;DR: In this article, the authors make use of data on anti-takeover provisions (ATPs) and top management characteristics hand-collected from IPO prospectuses to analyze the effect of the pre-IPO innovativeness and the top management quality of private firms on the number and strength of ATPs in their corporate charters.
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Can loan guarantee promote innovation behaviour in firms? Evidence from Chinese listed firms

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine whether obtaining loan guarantees from third parties can improve the performance of credit-loan guarantee contracts for credit-financing, and they conclude that obtaining loan guarantee contracts is the primary method for firms to obtain external financial resources.
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