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The mobility of economists and the diffusion of policy ideas: The influence of economics on national policies

Kogut, Bruce; Macpherson, J. Muir - In: Research Policy 40 (2011) 10, pp. 1307-1320

Economic policies are innovations that have important effects on countries and their social welfare. Far from being … simply technical in nature, such policies are often ideological innovations. This paper examines three economic policy … innovations (privatization, central bank independence, and pension reform) and shows how the diffusion of these policies depended …

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We need to talk – or do we? Geographic distance and the commercialization of technologies from public research

Buenstorf, Guido; Schacht, Alexander - In: Research Policy 42 (2013) 2, pp. 465-480

Using a new dataset with detailed geographic information about licensing activities of the German Max Planck Society, we analyze how the probability and magnitude of commercial success are affected by geographic distance between licensors and licensees. Our evidence suggests that proximity does...

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Essential intellectual property rights and inventors’ involvement in standardization

Kang, Byeongwoo; Motohashi, Kazuyuki - In: Research Policy 44 (2015) 2, pp. 483-492

Obtaining essential intellectual property rights (IPRs) is important for innovation and competition in the network industry, where technical standardization plays a critical role in development. In this study, we empirically investigate the determinants of essential IPRs for wireless...

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Innovation, employment growth, and foreign ownership of firms

Dachs, Bernhard; Peters, Bettina - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 1, pp. 214-232

This paper examines how foreign-owned and domestically owned firms transform innovation into employment growth. The empirical analysis, based on the model of Harrison et al. (2008) and CIS data for 16 countries, reveals important differences between the two groups: Due to general productivity...

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Sources of spillovers for imitation and innovation

Cappelli, Riccardo; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 1, pp. 115-120

We estimate the effect of R&D spillovers on sales realized by products new to the firm (imitation) and new to the market (innovation). It turns out that spillovers from rivals lead to more imitation, while input from customers and research institutions enhance original innovation.

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International research networks in pharmaceuticals: Structure and dynamics

Cantner, Uwe; Rake, Bastian - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 2, pp. 333-348

Knowledge production and scientific research have become increasingly more collaborative and international, particularly in pharmaceuticals. We analyze this tendency in general and tie formation in international research networks on the country level in particular. Based on a unique dataset of...

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Cooperation with public research institutions and success in innovation: Evidence from France and Germany

Robin, Stéphane; Schubert, Torben - In: Research Policy 42 (2013) 1, pp. 149-166

We evaluate the impact of cooperation with public research on firms’ product and process innovations in France and …

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What hampers innovation? Revealed barriers versus deterring barriers

D’Este, Pablo; Iammarino, Simona; Savona, Maria; von … - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 2, pp. 482-488

Innovating firms are likely to face several challenges and experience different types of barriers. In this paper we argue that it is necessary to distinguish between two kinds of barriers to innovation. The first corresponds to what we describe as revealed barriers and reflects the degree of...

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Do firms face a trade-off between the quantity and the quality of their inventions?

de Rassenfosse, Gaétan - In: Research Policy 42 (2013) 5, pp. 1072-1079

This paper presents evidence that firms face a trade-off between the quantity and the quality of their research output. The econometric analysis uses survey data on patent applicants at the European Patent Office and addresses the identification problem caused by differences in firms’...

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The impact of funding on research collaboration: Evidence from a developing country

Ubfal, Diego; Maffioli, Alessandro - In: Research Policy 40 (2011) 9, pp. 1269-1279

In this paper we evaluate the impact of research grants on the amount of collaboration among scientific researchers in Argentina. We find a positive and significant impact of funding on collaboration which is measured in terms of the number of co-authors for publications in peer-reviewed...

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