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Linguistic Metrics for Patent Disclosure : Evidence from University Versus Corporate Patents

Kong, Nancy - 2020

This paper proposes a novel approach to measure disclosure in patent applications using algorithms from computational linguistics. Borrowing methods from the literature on second language acquisition, we analyze core linguistic features of 40,949 U.S. applications in three patent categories...

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How Rapidly Does Science Leak Out?

Adams, James D. - 2006

In science as well as technology, the diffusion of new ideas influences innovation and productive efficiency. With this as motivation we use citations to scientific papers to measure the diffusion of science through the U.S. economy. To indicate the speed of diffusion we rely primarily on the...

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Standing on Academic Shoulders : Measuring Scientific Influence in Universities

Adams, James D. - 2004

Cross-field citation probabilities appear to be symmetric for mutually citing fields. Scientific influence is asymmetric within fields, and occurs primarily from top institutions to those less highly ranked. Still, there is significant reverse influence on higher-ranked schools. We also find...

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Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship

Botelho, Tristan L.; Fehder, Daniel; Hochberg, Yael V. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Entrepreneurship is thought to be a key driver of economic growth. While there are myriad forms of entrepreneurship … research provides evidence that the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth is driven not by overall quantity …-driven. This paper provides a survey of the growing literature on the economics of such innovation-driven entrepreneurship. We …

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The Effects of Entry on Incumbent Innovation and Productivity

Aghion, Philippe - 2006

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that there is heterogeneity across industries--incumbents in technologically advanced industries react positively to foreign firm entry, but not in laggard industries. To explain this...

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University Invention, Entrepreneurship, and Start-Ups

Chukumba, Celestine - 2005

This paper develops a game-theoretic model that predicts when a university invention is commercialized in a start-up firm rather than an established firm. The model predicts that university inventions are more likely to occur in start-ups when the technology transfer officers (TTOs) search cost...

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Education for Innovation : Entrepreneurial Breakthroughs vs. Corporate Incremental Improvements

Baumol, William J. - 2004

This paper explores the following hypotheses on the appropriate education for innovating entrepreneurship: a …

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Getting Schooled : The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Amornsiripanitch, Natee; Gompers, Paul A.; Hu, George; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Immigrant founders of venture capital-backed companies have been critical to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We document the channels through which immigrant founders find their way to the United States and how those channels have changed over time. Immigrants have been an important source of...

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