While most economists believe that public scientific research fuels industry innovation and economic growth, systematic … size as a significant driver of drug innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, but they did not find any evidence … supporting science-driven innovation from publicly funded research. This paper uses new data on biomedical research investments …

&D Collaboration ; Knowledge Exchange ; Patents ; Innovation ; Count Data Models …

costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative R&D and innovation performance … collaborative R&D projects in total R&D projects is associated with a higher probability of product innovation and with a higher … market success of new products. While we can confirm previous findings in terms of gains for innovation performance, we also …

Thickets of partially overlapping patent rights raise costs to secure IPR for innovation. Fragmented IP ownership … capital-intensities among owners of overlapping patents affect propensities to invest in innovation. I find that firms with … small patent portfolios are less likely to invest in innovation if IPR is fragmented. Firms with large patent portfolios are …

costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative R&D and innovation performance … collaborative R&D projects in total R&D projects is associated with a higher probability of product innovation and with a higher … market success of new products. While we can confirm previous findings in terms of gains for innovation performance, we also …

The paper develops an oligopoly model of innovation and applies it to data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel. The … complexity, etc. are important determinants of overall innovation expenditures, but not for R&D specifically. If legal protection … affect the innovation activity of the firm. Specification tests derived from the theoretical model do not lead to a rejection …

The shift towards more open and interconnected innovation activities has been a major topic of recent academic and … universities, to increase the effectiveness of their innovation activities. Hence, management needs to define search strategies for … that search strategies driven by science, suppliers and the product market will contribute differently to innovation …