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Measuring the Commercial Potential of Science
Masclans, Roger; Hasan, Sharique; Cohen, Wesley M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper uses a large language model to develop an ex-ante measure of the commercial potential of scientific findings. In addition to validating the measure against the typical holdout sample, we validate it externally against 1.) the progression of scientific findings through a major...
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What are the channels for technology sourcing? : panel data evidence from German companies
Harhoff, Dietmar; Müller, Elisabeth; Van Reenen, John - 2012
&D knowledge located in the US. The positive influence on total factor productivity is larger if the research of the inventors …-how. -- technology sourcing ; knowledge spillovers ; productivity ; open innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009538027
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Technological Leapfrogging : Lessons from the U.S. Videogame Industry
Schilling, Melissa A. - 2014
In industries characterized by network externalities, the self-reinforcing effects of installed base and the availability of complementary goods can lead to a single (or few) firm(s) controlling nearly all of the market share in a product category. A new entrant may attempt to displace the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014140116
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Making sense of TTO production function : university technology transfer offices as process catalysts, knowledge converters and impact amplifiers
Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi; Hermans, Raine - 2011
This inductive case study of 7 US university technology transfer offices (TTOs) examines the value added that TTOs contribute to university-industry technology transfer (UITT ). We therefore (i) characterize a set of central organizational TTO practices, (ii) describe how TTOs systemically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008797532
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What Happens when Firms Patent? New Evidence from US Economic Census Data
Balasubramanian, Natarajan; Sivadasan, Jagadeesh - 2013
correlated with changes in total factor productivity. We also analyze a sample of first-time atentees, and find significant … total factor productivity is slightly weaker. Together, these results suggest that patenting is indeed associated with real … findings are robust to alternative measures of size, scope and productivity, and to various sample selection criteria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026002
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U.S. vs. European Broadband Deployment : What Do the Data Say?
Yoo, Christopher S. - 2015
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New insights on EU-US comparison of corporate R&D
Moncada Paternò Castello, Pietro - 2010
Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy's competitiveness and growth. The widespread adoption of R&D targets has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of corporate R&D investment trends, drivers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980250
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Turbulence, firm decentralization and growth in bad times
Aghion, Philippe; Bloom, Nicholas; Lucking, Brian; … - 2017
What is the optimal form of firm organization during "bad times"? Using two large micro datasets on firm decentralization from US administrative data and 10 OECD countries, we find that firms that delegated more power from the Central Headquarters to local plant managers prior to the Great...
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Global collaborative patents
Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R. - 2016
We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the inventor team is located both within and outside of the United States. Collaborative patents are frequently observed when a corporation is entering into a new foreign region for innovative...
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The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States
Ford, George S.; Koutsky, Thomas; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2008
In this Policy Paper, we analyze the variation in broadband adoption rates among the respective United States. Significantly, we find that 91% of the variation is explained by demographic and economic conditions, such as household income, education and, most significantly, income inequality. Our...
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