survey conducted to beneficiaries, this study reconstructs the progress made by the patent applicants. The results show, on …

This paper tackles one of the most persistent criticism of patent statistics. Because not all inventions are patented …, the patent-to-R&D ratio reflects both a productivity effect (the number of inventions created per unit of research input … methodology uses information on the density of patent value and leads to results that are easy to interpret. It is applied to a …

This paper decomposes the R&D-patent relationship at the industry level to shed light on the sources of the worldwide … surge in patent applications. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset that includes 5 patent indicators computed … for 18 industries in 19 countries covering the period from 1987 to 2005. The analysis shows that variations in patent …

We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the Royal …” technology sectors. Prizes encouraged competition and medals were more important than monetary awards. The boost to innovation we …

In this study, we empirically assess the contributions of inventors and firms for innovation using a 37-year panel of U …

The paper surveys the literature on the measurement of innovation activity and evaluates the position of Italy with … respect to the other major European countries. Innovation has been measured from different perspectives: the environment in … which firms operate, firms' commitment, its outcome. Both traditional and new measures of innovation are considered, using …

This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset combining the NBER Patent Dataset with the Survey of … an unprecedented view of the Ramp;D-to-patenting innovation process and a close analysis of the strengths and limitations … structure, Ramp;D can be linked to the operating performances of each firm's establishments, further facilitating innovation …

observe export and patenting activities worldwide and at the product level. We exploit how heterogeneity of patent … coverageacross (and within) product-country relates to exports. We find a patent premium of at least 10 percent, which is mainly …

This paper decomposes the R&D-patent relationship at the industry level to shed light on the sources of the worldwide … surge in patent applications. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset that includes 5 patent indicators computed … for 18 industries in 19 countries covering the period from 1987 to 2005. The analysis shows that variations in patent …

O'donoghue and Zweimüller (2004, J. of Econ. Growth), a seminal work, showed that broadening leading breadth in patent … protection can stimulate innovation. However, the empirical literature has consistently found skeptical results on the positive … our model, broadening leading breadth can negatively affect innovation because each innovator is incentivized to free …