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Linguistic Metrics for Patent Disclosure : Evidence from University Versus Corporate Patents
Kong, Nancy; Dulleck, Uwe; Jaffe, Adam B.; sun, shupeng; … - 2022
This paper proposes a novel approach to measure disclosure in patent applications using algorithms from computational ….S. applications in three patent categories related to nanotechnology, batteries, and electricity from 2000 to 2019. Relying on the … for different source documents that patent attorneys can draw on, we confirm the relevance and usefulness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013405504
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Recent Research on the Economics of Patents
Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2014
on patents as an incentive for innovation, the effectiveness of patents for invention disclosure, patent valuation, and … what we know about the design of patent systems. We also look at what is known about some current policy areas, including … software and business method patents, university patenting, and the growth in patent litigation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013066797
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Us Faculty Patenting : Inside and Outside the University
Thursby, Jerry G. - 2015
function of patent characteristics, university policy, and inventor fields in order to examine the extent to which outside …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012750356
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The Governance and Performance of Research Universities : Evidence from Europe and the U.S
Aghion, Philippe - 2010
We investigate how university governance affects research output, measured by patenting and international university research rankings. For both European and U.S. universities, we generate several measures of autonomy, governance, and competition for research funding. We show that university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012757593
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Inventor Moral Hazard in University Licensing : The Role of Contracts
Dechenaux, Emmanuel - 2015
We examine commonly observed forms of payment, such as milestones, royalties, or consulting contracts as ways of engaging inventors in the development of licensed inventions. Our theoretical model shows that when milestones are feasible, royalties are not optimal unless the licensing firm is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012750133
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Evaluating the Role of Science Philanthropy in American Research Universities
Murray, Fiona - 2014
Philanthropy plays a major role in university-based scientific, engineering and medical research in the United States contributing over $4Billion annually to operations, endowment and buildings devoted to research. When combined with endowment income, university research funding from science...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013065939
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University Entrepreneurship and Professor Privilege
Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika - 2014
This paper analyzes how institutional differences affect university entrepreneurship. We focus on ownership of faculty inventions, and compare two institutional regimes; the US and Sweden. In the US, the Bayh Dole Act gives universities the right to own inventions from publicly funded research,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013066279
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The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research
Borghans, Lex - 2010
Over the past two decades there has been a substantial increase in the mobility of students in Europe, while also research has become much more internationally oriented. In this paper we document changes in the structure of research and higher education in Europe and investigate potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013151394
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Federal Life Sciences Funding and University R&D
Blume-Kohout, Margaret - 2009
This paper investigates the impact of federal extramural research funding on total expenditures for life sciences research and development (R&D) at U.S. universities, to determine whether federal R&D funding spurs funding from non-federal (private and state/local government) sources. We use a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013158024
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Why Do Institutions of Higher Education Reward Research While Selling Education?
Remler, Dahlia - 2009
Higher education institutions and disciplines that traditionally did little research now reward faculty largely based on research, both funded and unfunded. Some worry that faculty devoting more time to research harms teaching and thus harms students' human capital accumulation. The economics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159527