Innovation Rents as Temporary Profits from Successful Innovation
When a firm introduces a successful innovation, it can earn economic rents, which are profits exceeding the opportunity cost of capital. This competitive advantage is typically temporary because the extra profits incentivize competing firms to eventually adopt the same new technology. By adopting the innovation, these competitors can also reduce their own costs and increase their profits, a process that ultimately erodes the innovator's initial advantage.
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