This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these …

We examine the relationship between product liability litigation and innovation by systematically combining data on …

Liability laws designed to compensate for harms caused by defective products may also affect innovation. We examine … negative impact on downstream innovation in medical implants, but it had no significant effect on upstream polymer patenting … effect on downstream innovation …

Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business competitiveness, and economic …

Does social distancing harm innovation? We estimate the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs …

" about future performance and standard measures of corporate innovation. We begin by developing a career concern model where … probability of failure, are more likely to pursue innovation, and that this effect is larger in more competitive industries. We …

We study the causal impact of patent invalidation on subsequent innovation and exit by the patent holder. The analysis …