From: Design of the contingent royalty rate as related to the type of investment
Variable | \(\upphi_{i}^{*}\) | \(\upphi_{i}^{\prime }\) | \(\upphi_{i}^{\prime \prime }\) |
---|---|---|---|
Capital productivity, \(\upalpha\) | + | ? | ? |
Expected growth rate of output price, \(\upmu\) | + | \(-\) | \(-\) |
Discount rate, \(\uprho\) | \(-\) | + | + |
Output price volatility, \(\upsigma\) | + | \(-\) | \(-\) |
Unit cost of capital, \(\uptheta_{i}\) | ? | ? | ? |
Fixed scale of operation, \(\overline{K}\) | N.A. | + | N.A. |
Marginal cost of production, \(w\) | 0 | \(-\) | N.A. |