advantage of the TRIPS-induced law change to empirically estimate the impact of patent duration on innovation. I find evidence … for an increase in innovation due to patent term extension following TRIPS. Both patent counts and citation … innovate and access to innovation is an empirical question. It is a challenging one to answer, both because innovation is …

is the labour-friendly nature of innovation, which we measure in terms of forward-citation weighted patents. However …This paper explores the possible job creation effect of innovation activity. We analyze a unique panel dataset covering …, this positive impact of innovation is statistically significant only for firms in the high-tech manufacturing sectors …

is the labour-friendly nature of innovation, which we measure in terms of forward-citation weighted patents. However …This paper explores the possible job creation effect of innovation activity. We analyze a unique panel dataset covering …, this positive impact of innovation is statistically significant only for firms in the high-tech manufacturing sectors …