WORKING PAPERS

[1] Equilibrium Uniqueness in Entry Games with Private Information [with José Espín-Sanchez and Yuzhou Wang] [pdf]
(Revision Requested by RAND)

[2] On the Interaction between Patent Screening and its Enforcement [with Gerard Llobet and Javier Suárez] [pdf]
(This draft is a substantial revision of a previous paper, as requested by RAND)

[3] Early-Stage Venture Financing [with Ralph Winter] [pdf]

[4] Second-Price Auctions with Participation Costs [with José Espín-Sanchez and Yuzhou Wang] (new draft coming soon)

PUBLISHED OR FORTHCOMING PAPERS
[1] Sequential Innovation, Patent Policy, and the Dynamics of the Replacement Effect [pdf][Online Appendix]
RAND Journal of Economics, Vol 50 (3), Pages 568–590

[2] Innovation and Competition: The role of the Product Market [with Guillermo Marshall] [pdf] 
International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol 65, July 2019, 221-247
    • 2019’s IJIO Best Theoretical Paper Award.

[3] Announcing High Prices to Deter Innovation [with Guillermo Marshall] [pdf]
Management Science, Vol. 67, No. 4, April 2021, pp. 2448–2465

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