of R&D. Our work analyzes knowledge diffusion and knowledge externalities in generating innovation and in determining … productivity. We first estimate the determinants of knowledge flows across 141 sub-national regions in 19 countries of Europe and … North America as revealed by patent citation between US-granted patents. Then we estimate the impact of these flows on …

constraints or the promotion of follow-on innovation. …

and on technological innovation. The extended regime in which cooperation takes place on both dimensions (GHG emissions … innovation and diffusion (without targets on emissions). …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using data on patents granted to small firms and individuals, we … are shown to be solved by verification through entry for sale. -- acquisitions ; entrepreneurship ; innovation ; start …

We study the causal impact of invalidating marginally valid patents during post-grant opposition at the European Patent …

Biographical information on a sample of renowned U.S. inventors is combined with information on the patents they … enforce tradable assets in new technological knowledge. By facilitating access to such markets in technology, patents enhanced …

reaching the right tails of the firm size and innovation distributions. Furthermore, outcomes are better for startups matched …

We study the effect of analyst coverage on firms' innovation strategy and outcome. By considering three different … literature, we also find that analyst coverage has a negative effect on firms' future patents and citations; however, this … negative effect becomes not significant when firms' in-house R&D spending and external innovation channels are taken into …