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This paper examines the relation between ownership, corporate form, and innovation for a cross-section of private and …: while most innovating firms in the US are publicly traded conglomerates, a substantial fraction of innovation is … countries, where business groups tend to be concentrated in industries with a slower and more fundamental innovation cycle and …
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major changes in the American innovation ecosystem over the past century. The past three decades have been marked by a …
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major changes in the American innovation ecosystem over the past century. The past three decades have been marked by a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479842
This paper examines the relation between ownership, corporate form, and innovation for a cross-section of private and …: while most innovating firms in the US are publicly traded conglomerates, a substantial fraction of innovation is … countries, where business groups tend to be concentrated in industries with a slower and more fundamental innovation cycle and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463346
Technical progress increasingly relies on the use of scientific knowledge. But if much of this knowledge is in the public domain, can it be a source of private value? We find that average private returns to using public science are small, especially in crowded technical fields, consistent with...
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Well functioning Markets for Technology (MFT) allow inventors to sell their inventions to others that may derive more value from them. We argue that the growing reliance on science in inventions enhances MFT. In addition to higher quality inventions, reliance on science may enhance gains from...
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Scientific knowledge is believed to be the wellspring of innovation. Historically, firms have also invested in research … to fuel innovation and growth. In this paper, we document a shift away from scientific research by large corporations … innovation. Large firms appear to value the golden eggs of science (as reflected in patents) but not the golden goose itself (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457764
Scientific knowledge is believed to be the wellspring of innovation. Historically, firms have also invested in research … to fuel innovation and growth. In this paper, we document a shift away from scientific research by large corporations … innovation. Large firms appear to value the golden eggs of science (as reflected in patents) but not the golden goose itself (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029033