Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Inventors (But Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey

Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Harhoff, Dietmar ; Hoisl, Karin
Publisher:	München : Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Fakultät für Betriebswirtschaft
Subject:	inventor \| patent \| incentives \| innovation \| patent system \| patent value

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Series:	Discussion Paper ; 2006-11
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5282/ubm/epub.1261 [DOI] 81269628X [GVK] hdl:10419/104473 [Handle] RePEc:lmu:msmdpa:1261 [RePEc]
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; O34 - Intellectual Property Rights: National and International Issues
Source:	EconStor

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