Title: Time-to-Market in Vertically Differentiated Industries
Abstract: We study the introduction of new products in a vertically differentiated industry. Innovative firms have to engage into reducing time-to-market investments in order to shorten the time interval between innovation and sales. Still, these investments generate irreversible costs which have to be put in balance with profits accruing to the firm when starting its sales earlier than otherwise. We characterize the optimal investment policies under various assumptions concerning the market structure.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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