Creativity and the Family Tree: Human Capital Endowments and the Propensity of Entrepreneurs to Patent

In this paper we show that the patenting behavior of creative entrepreneurs is correlated with the patenting behavior of their fathers, which we refer to as a source of the entrepreneurs' human capital endowments. Our argument for this relationship follows from established theories of developmental creativity, and our empirical analysis is based on survey data collected from MIT's Technology Review winners.

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Year of publication:	2011-09
Authors:	Link, Albert N. ; Ruhm, Christopher
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	LS PR published as “Fathers’ Patenting Behavior and the Propensity of Offspring to Patent: An Intergenerational Analysis” (with Albert N. Link), the Journal of Technology Transfer, 38(3), June 2013, 332-340. Number 17441
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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