RyD investment and financial frictions

Número: 
828
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
O41, D86
Palabras clave: 
Moral Hazard, Endogenous Borrowing Constraints, Technological Change

RyD intensity for small firms is high and persistent over time. At the same time, small firms are often financially constrained. This paper proposes a theoretical model that explains the coexistence of these two stylized facts. It is shown that self-finan