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Bargaining failure and freedom to operate : re-evaluating the effect of patents on cumulative innovation

Gaessler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; Sorg, Stefan - 2019

We investigate the causal effect of patent rights on cumulative innovation, using large-scale data that approximate the patent universe in its technological and economic variety. We introduce a novel instrumental variable for patent invalidation that exploits personnel scarcity in post-grant...

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Measuring process innovation output : results from firm-level panel data

Rammer, Christian - 2022

Process innovation is an important part of firms’ innovation activities and supposed to significantly contribute to positive returns from innovation. Measuring process innovation output at the firm level is still in its infancy, however. This paper reports empirical evidence on measures of...

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Markets for technology in Europe : mapping demand and its drivers

Grimpe, Christoph; Sofka, Wolfgang; Schulz, Philipp; … - 2019

activities in an economy. However, markets for technology are often underdeveloped or inefficient. Existing theory attributes …

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Champions of digital transformation? : the dynamic capabilities of hidden champions

Wittenstein, Daniel - 2020

Hidden Champions (HCs) are small- and medium-sized global market leaders that repeatedly show superior innovation capabilities and economic performance. However, empirical evidence on how the digital transformation may affect their success story remains scarce. I argue that HCs show stronger...

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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany : a dynamic capabilities view

Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

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Heterogeneous regional university funding and firm innovation : an empirical analysis of the German excellence initiative

Krieger, Bastian - 2023

This paper estimates the effect of heterogeneous university funding stemming from the German Excellence Initiative on a regional firm’s probability to innovate by using a multi-valued two-way fixed effects difference-in-differences model. The estimations show that funding an additional...

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Public procurement can hinder innovation

Krieger, Bastian; Pruefer, Malte; Strecke, Linus - 2024 - This version: February 2024

contribute by i) developing a comprehensive theory on the effects of winning non-innovative public procurement tenders as a firm … and ii) empirically testing our theory by combining representative German data with two-way fixed effect difference … results confirm our theory and empirically hold at the level of the individual firm and the German enterprise sector. …

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Patents, freedom to operate, and follow-on innovation : evidence from post-grant opposition

Gäßler, Fabian; Harhoff, Dietmar; Sorg, Stefan; … - 2024

We study the blocking effect of patents on follow-on innovation by others. We posit that follow-on innovation requires freedom to operate (FTO), which firms typically obtain through a license from the patentee holding the original innovation. Where licensing fails, follow-on innovation is...

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Trade in services and innovation

Krieger, Bastian; Trottner, Fabian - 2024

We study the implications of services trade for firm innovation. Using a quasi-experimental shift-share design, we find that access to foreign knowledge-related services improves the innovativeness of domestic firms and complements their indigenously sourced R&D. To confront this evidence, we...

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Basic research and sequential innovation

Belenzon, Sharon (contributor) - 2006

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