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Industry-specific knowledge spurs productivity : an application of panel cointegration
Zloczysti, Petra - 2011
Using data for 14 OECD countries and 13 sectors for the period 1985-2004, this paper analyzes the significance of the linkage between channels of international knowledge spillovers and total factor productivity. We distinguish between domestic and international intra- and inter-sectoral...
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Taxation, R&D tax incentives and patent application in Europe
Ernst, Christof; Spengel, Christoph - 2011
The focus of this paper is on effects from tax incentives for research and development inputs (R&D) and corporate income tax on business R&D and patenting behaviour. First, we provide a theoretical discussion of tax planning with R&D and intellectual property (IP) ownership. Further, we employ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938066
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The political economy of energy innovation
Dasgupta, Shouro; De Cian, Enrica; Verdolini, Elena - 2016
This paper empirically investigates the effects of environmental policy, institutions, political orientation, and lobbying on energy innovation and finds that they significantly affect the incentives to innovate and create cleaner energy efficient technologies. We conclude that political economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447327
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What determines patents per capita in OECD countries?
Falk, Martin - 2004 - This version: November 24, 2004
) estimators. Estimates using system GMM estimators show a moderate degree of persistence in EPO patents per capita with an … (ICT) patents measured as the share of ICT patents in total patents has a significant and positive impact on EPO patents … protection, human capital intensity and GDP per capita, are significantly positively related to EPO patents per capita in the …
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Languages, fees and the international scope of patenting
Harhoff, Dietmar; Hoisl, Karin; Van Pottelsberghe de la … - 2015 - Version May 03, 2015
This paper analyzes firms' choices regarding the geographic scope of patent protection within the European patent system. We develop an econometric model at the patent level to quantify the impact of office fees and translation costs on firms' decision to validate a patent in a particular...
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Per un Pugno di Dollari : A First Look at the Price Elasticity of Patents
de Rassenfosse, Gaétan - 2011
This paper analyses the role of patent-filing fees requested by the member states of the European Patent Convention (EPC). We provide first empirical evidence showing that the fee elasticity of the demand for priority applications is negative and significant. Given the strong variation in...
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Productivity and Propensity : The Two Faces of the R&D-Patent Relationship
de Rassenfosse, Gaétan - 2011
a low number of patents per unit of R&D in one country yet actually be more productive than the same industry in another …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132788
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Borders and Distance in Knowledge Spillovers : Dying over Time or Dying with Age? - Evidence from Patent Citations
Li, Yao Amber - 2012
This paper uses a gravity framework to investigate the effects of distance as well as subnational and national borders in knowledge spillovers. Drawing on the NBER Patent Citations Database, we examine patent citations data at metropolitan level within the U.S. and the 38 largest patent-cited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117109
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To Be Financed or Not… - The Role of Patents for Venture Capital-Financing
Häussler, Carolin - 2013
In the presence of asymmetric information, economic agents need to communicate their quality to investors and other parties. While much of the literature focuses exclusively on signaling, we develop a conceptual framework that extends this view with elements of the literature on certification....
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On the Origins of the Worldwide Surge in Patenting : An Industry Perspective on the R&D-Patent Relationship
Danguy, Jérôme - 2013
This paper decomposes the R&D-patent relationship at the industry level to shed light on the sources of the worldwide surge in patent applications. The empirical analysis is based on a unique dataset that includes 5 patent indicators computed for 18 industries in 19 countries covering the period...
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