Ejermo, Olof; Kander, Astrid - In: Industrial and Corporate Change 20 (2011) 4, pp. 1081-1118
Sweden experienced an increase in the ratio of granted patents to research and development spending (R&D) between 1989 and 1998, a period when R&D spending grew rapidly. The ratio of patents granted to R&D spending (research productivity) increased by 40% over the period, and the ratio of...