"Job hopping" by scientists and engineers is an important channel for knowledge diffusion. Little is known, however …-firm inventor mobility events, and patent citations in the U.S. semiconductor industry, we find that a firm's litigiousness … significantly curtails the dissemination of knowledge anticipated from employee departures, particularly to firms that are …

We study the relationships between corporate R&D and three components of public science: knowledge, human capital, and … invention. We identify the relationships through firm-specific exposure to changes in federal agency R\&D budgets that are … established firms, which account for more than three-quarters of business R&D, is affected by scientific knowledge produced by …