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The U.S. Patent System in Transition : Policy Innovation and the Innovation Process
Jaffe, Adam B. - 1999
relating to patenting, robust conclusions regarding the empirical consequences for technological innovation of changes in …
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Tracing the Linkages Between Scientific Research and Energy Innovations : A Comparison of Clean and Dirty Technologies
Perrons, Robert K. - 2020
development of new energy technologies (Popp, 2017). Energy innovation tends to consist of a series of partially overlapping …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481080
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Killing the Golden Goose? The Decline of Science in Corporate R&D
Arora, Ashish - 2015
Scientific knowledge is believed to be the wellspring of innovation. Historically, firms have also invested in research … to fuel innovation and growth. In this paper, we document a shift away from scientific research by large corporations … innovation. Large firms appear to value the golden eggs of science (as reflected in patents) but not the golden goose itself (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457764
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Words in Patents : Research Inputs and the Value of Innovativeness in Invention
Packalen, Mikko - 2012
Intelligently allocating research effort and funds requires deciding whether to build on recent advances or on more established knowledge. When recent advances create superior opportunities for invention, their adoption as research inputs in the invention process promotes technological progress....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460166
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A Survey of Empirical Evidence on Patents and Innovation
Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2018
This report surveys the empirical literature from economics and related fields on patents and innovation. In particular …, it reviews and synthesizes the empirical evidence on patents and first-generation innovation, the disclosure function of … patents, and patents and follow-on innovation. The main results are summarized in fifteen charts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481031
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The role of patent protection in (clean/green) technology transfer
Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2010
innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … encourages technology transfer to that country but that its impact on innovation and development is much more ambiguous. We then … externalities, implies that patent protection may not be the optimal instrument for encouraging innovation in this area, especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462333
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The Economics of Technology Sharing : Open Source and Beyond
Lerner, Josh - 2004
This paper reviews our understanding of the growing open source movement. We highlight how many aspects of open source software appear initially puzzling to an economist. As we have acknowledge, our ability to answer confidently many of the issues raised here questions is likely to increase as...
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Knowledge Transfer Abroad : The Role of U.S. Inventors within Global R&D Networks
Branstetter, Lee - 2018
The location of US multinational foreign R&D has shifted significantly to include emerging markets in addition to traditional Western R&D hubs, resulting in two challenges for multinationals: (1) how to transfer knowledge across geographic distances, and (2) how to facilitate learning when local...
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Of Time and Space : Technological Spillovers among Patents and Unpatented Innovations during Early U.S. Industrialization
Khan, B. Zorina - 2014
The paper explores the role of institutional mechanisms in generating technological knowledge spillovers. The estimation is over panel datasets of patent grants, and unpatented innovations that were submitted for prizes at the annual industrial fairs of the American Institute of New York, during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457934
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Twins or Strangers? Differences and Similarities between Industrial and Academic Science
Sauermann, Henry - 2010
Our results paint a complex picture of academic and industrial science. While we find significant industry-academia differences with respect to all four dimensions, we also observe remarkable similarities. For example, both academic institutions and private firms appear to allow their scientists...
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