consequences of collaborator loss by exploiting 845 unexpected deaths of active inventors. We find that inventor death has a …

consequences of collaborator loss by exploiting 845 unexpected deaths of active inventors. We find that inventor death has a …

period and technology field effects derived from patent data. In addition, it adds inventor characteristics that have been … skills, cognitive problem-solving skills, the use of knowledge sourced from networks within and outside of the inventors … inventors' human capital, such as creative skills, personality traits, networks, and career biographies (collected with a self …

Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the … characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the … motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents. …

Germany is one of few countries in which the monetary compensation for inventors is not only determined by negotiations … recent survey of 3,350 German inventors to test hypotheses regarding this institution. We conclude from our data that the law … creates substantial monetary rewards for productive inventors. The qualitative responses from our survey confirm this view …

careers. We combine survey information spanning the inventors' entire careers and psychometric test evidence, with patent …, Skills, Abilities, and Other) factors, this paper seeks to explain empirically the performance of inventors throughout their … history data for more than 1,000 inventors. We also control for variables that have traditionally been included in estimations …

consequences of collaborator loss by exploiting 845 unexpected deaths of active inventors. We find that inventor death has a …

collaborator loss by exploiting 845 unexpected deaths of active inventors. We find that inventor death has a moderate negative …