Incumbent innovation and domestic entry |
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Authors: | Oliver Falck Stephan Heblich Stefan Kipar |
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Affiliation: | (1) Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Poschingerstr. 5, 81679 Munich, Germany;(2) Max Planck Institute of Economics, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes the escape-entry incentive for innovation by incumbent firms. The threat posed by the possibility of leading-edge firms entering the market influences incumbent innovation. To overcome problems of endogeneity, we apply an instrumental variable approach to analyze a rich firm-level dataset (1987–2000) for Germany. We find evidence that domestic entry has a negative effect on incumbent product innovation, which is a strong indication of new entrants’ comparative advantage in commercializing new ideas. In contrast, domestic entry has a positive effect on incumbent process innovations, an effect also known as the escape-entry effect. |
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