. However, while we obtain clear evidence that the technological importance or quality of patented innovation mattered for the …

panel dataset of firms that are publicly traded in France, Germany, and Italy. Controlling for either permanent unobserved …&D in France and Germany is remarkably similar both to each other and to that in the US or the UK during the same period In …

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

The contribution made by innovation and new technologies to economic growth and welfare is largely determined by the … neglected one in the economics of innovation. This chapter, written for a handbook on innovation, provides a historical and …

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 …