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Constructing Optimized Private Equity Programs
We believe that as private markets have grown, institutional investors consider such strategies less ‘alternative’ and more ‘core’ to their overall portfolio. As a result, there is a growing need to take a more holistic and analytical approach in building private market portfolios, benefitting from the various investment types available…
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Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital
Investments by firms into intangible capital play a pivotal role in a firm’s strategy and value in today’s economy. However, because the benefits to these investments can be uncertain, current financial statements under U.S. GAAP mandate that firms record these investments as operating expenses, despite the long-term benefits these investments…
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Innovation Investment and Labor Mobility: Employee Entrepreneurship from Corporate R&D
How does corporate research and development (R&D) investment affect employees? This paper examines the effect of R&D on employee retention and moves out of the firm. We are motivated by the importance of R&D to economic growth. In the process of generating new knowledge, technology, and skills, R&D is also…
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