The empirical literature comparing the innovation performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms in … privatization on the innovation performance of former SOEs. Our findings suggest that the privatization of SOEs generally results in … a decrease in innovation performance. This adverse effect is particularly pronounced for firms situated in regions …

innovation. While previous studies have often considered patents and trade secrets as substitutes for one another, we investigate …This paper tests a number of hypotheses on the use and effectiveness of patents and trade secrets designed to protect … the complementary role of the two protection methods. We identify protection strategies for single innovation firms and …

Aghion, Van Reenen and Zingales (2013) find that institutional ownership causes an increase in innovation as measured … ownership and innovation is robust in 22% of robustness checks. On average, 2nd stage z-scores were just 42.7% of the original …

set of opportunities for innovation in agricultural biotechnologies. Moreover, the institutional, regulatory and … private incentives for applications of biotechnology in agriculture. But the nature of these developments is raising real … – highlighting static and dynamic models and the effects of competition – and alternative incentives to innovate. A brief list of …

We model the economics of the effects of standards on incentives for innovative investment. We use survey data from …

using a patentability requirement--a minimum innovation size required for patents. A patentability requirement can stimulate … other. Incentives for R&D can be insufficient if successful firms earn market profit only until competitors achieve … something better. To correct this problem, patents must provide protection against future innovators. This article proposes …

more unabashedly normative component, which might facilitate innovation and progress in law …

addition, evidence is presented that the product lifecycle reduction over time results in the grant of patents with …