Johnson, Matthew S.; Lipsitz, Michael; Pei, Alison - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
-19% fewer citation-weighted patents over the following 10 years. This effect reflects a true loss in innovation rather than a …Worker mobility across firms can enhance innovation by spreading knowledge, but such mobility may also hinder … innovation by making firms reluctant to invest in R&D. A common way that firms limit workers' mobility is with noncompete …