In:
Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd, Vol. 33, No. 05 ( 2023-05), p. 929-970
Abstract:
Knowledge spillovers occur when a firm researches a new technology and that technology is adapted or adopted by another firm, resulting in a social value of the technology that is larger than the initially predicted private value. As a result, firms systematically under-invest in research compared with the socially optimal investment strategy. Understanding the level of under-investment, as well as policies to correct it, is an area of active economic research. In this paper, we develop a new model of spillovers, taking inspiration from the available microeconomic data. The model developed is a mean field game model, which allows for heterogeneity in the productivity of a firm and allows for a novel approach to describing sector-level spillovers. The model is constructed from a network of interacting firms, whose connections represent knowledge transfers. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions to the model, and we conduct some initial simulations to understand how indirect spillovers contribute to the productivity of a sector.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0218-2025
,
1793-6314
DOI:
10.1142/S0218202523500203
Language:
English
Publisher:
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Publication Date:
2023
SSG:
11
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