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linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 … predictive power on future innovation after 1995. This pattern is consistent with the idea that when there is more past upstream …
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This paper studies structural change in production networks for intermediate inputs (input-output network) and new capital (investment network). For each network, we document a declining fraction of production by goods sectors and a rising fraction of production by services sectors. We develop a...
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It has been argued that monetary incentives restrain individual creativity and hamper performance in jobs requiring out …
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Debates about the future of work frequently reference past instances of transformative innovation to preface analysis … overview of the current debates around the potential effects of impending labor-replacing innovation. We then summarize …
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Pharmaceutical firms spend increasing amounts in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), which raises the question of whether sufficient investment is left after mergers to further develop firms' internal drug development capability. We evaluate the effects of M&As on firms' post-merger R&D...
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Substantial elements of innovation have been observable during recent years in rig supply, in particular regarding …
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We study the effect of analyst coverage on firms' innovation strategy and outcome. By considering three different … negative effect becomes not significant when firms' in-house R&D spending and external innovation channels are taken into … account. We find that more financial analysts encourage firms to make more efficient investments related to innovation, which …
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The economic consequences of migration are hotly debated and a main topic of recent populist movements across Europe. We analyze Polish immigration in the context of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union and find a positive and significant spillover effect of the immigrants on the number of...
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the presence of such products on innovation and consumer welfare. For a given number of buyers, platform liability … increases innovation by reducing the competitive pressure faced by innovative products. However, there can be a misalignment of … intended effect on innovation. Platform liability tends to increase (decrease) innovation and consumer welfare when the …
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Can historical institutions affect today's firm innovation? We analyze a historical experiment in 1902, when the … industrial firms in China, we show that firms in locations historically affected by the CMC rules exhibit higher innovation …
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