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This paper studies the effect of regional spillovers on the rate of firm formation in two major West German industries for the time period from 1989 to 1993. I exploit regional variations in firm formation at the county level to identify the effects of historically given industry structure and...
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In this paper we discuss determinants of firm survival and growth in Germany within its pre-1989 boundaries. We develop …
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Through a survey, economic value estimates were obtained on 962 inventions made in the United States and Germany and on … was subsequently cited. results from two wide-ranging surveys, one in Germany and one in the United States, support … expiration in environments such as Germany with highly progressive annual maintenance fees are more valuable and more highly …
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Patent renewal studies reveal a highly rightward-skewed distribution of patent values. Our approach elicits valuations approximating those of the patented invention. This paper focuses on the full-term patents of the application year 1977 held by West German and U.S. residents. The tail of...
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This paper uses a new firm panel data set to explore the relationship between R&D and productivity in German manufacturing firms for the period from 1979 to 1989. The results confirm the view that R&D is an important determinant of productivity growth. In the cross-section, the elasticity of...
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