I survey some recent research on the role of patents in encouraging innovation and growth in developing economies … discuss research on the implications of patents for international technology transfer and domestic innovation. This is … performance, and the impact on pharmaceutical patenting and domestic innovation. The conclusion suggests that patents may be …

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …

Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation … process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on firm's productivity, especially …

innovative performance measured as turnover due to innovation, but not between patenting and subsequent employment growth. The …

on patents as an incentive for innovation, the effectiveness of patents for invention disclosure, patent valuation, and …

knowledge management that combine open innovation and patenting … investigate the motives of the contributing firms as well as the potential for such commons to encourage innovation and diffusion …