The role played by the patent system as an innovation incentive is at the center of an importantcurrent debate. The relevance of the patent system for the development of high-tech industries hasbeen put into question. This paper adds to the prior evidence by looking at the relationship...

This paper analyzes the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly available information. Decentralized control, on the other hand, delegates authority to...

The role played by the patent system as an innovation incentive is at the center of an important current debate. The relevance of the patent system for the development of high-tech industries has been put into question. This paper adds to the prior evidence by looking at the relationship between...