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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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Support for public research spin-offs by the parent organizations and the speed of commercialization

Slavtchev, Viktor; Göktepe-Hultén, Devrim - 2015

We empirically analyze whether support by the parent organization in the early (nascent and seed) stage speeds up the … identify the impact of support by the parent organization, we apply multivariate regression techniques as well as an … instrumental variable approach. Our results show that support in the early stage by the parent organization can speed up …

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Harnessing Success : Determinants of University Technology Licensing Performance

Belenzon, Sharon - 2008

We study the impact of incentive pay, local development objectives and government constraints on university licensing performance. We develop and test a simple contracting model of technology licensing offices, using new survey information together with panel data on U.S. universities for...

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University Entrepreneurship : A Taxonomy of the Literature

Rothärmel, Frank T.; Anak Agung Istri, Shanti Dewi; … - 2015

The literature on university entrepreneurship is rapidly expanding, in both the United States and Europe. Since the literature is also fairly fragmented, however, we submit that it is time to take stock of the current knowledge to provide directions for future research and guideposts for policy...

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Are the US Outperforming Europe in University Technology Licensing? A New Perspective on the European Paradox

Conti, Annamaria; Gaule, Patrick - 2015

the difference in licensing income to differences in the organization and staffing of TTOs. Specifically, US TTOs employ …

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Research choice and finance in university bioscience

Buccola, Steven T.; Ervin, David E.; Yang, Hui - In: Southern economic journal 75 (2009) 4, pp. 1238-1255

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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...

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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 Effect of Academic Consulting on Research Performance : Evidence from Five Spanish Universities

Rentocchini, Francesco; Manjarrés Henrìquez, Liney; … - 2011

This paper investigates whether engagement in consulting activities has a significant impact on the research performance of academic scientists. The study relies on a sample of 2678 individual faculty, from five Spanish universities, who have been recipients of publicly funded grants or have...

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Industry Funding of University Research and Scientific Productivity

Hottenrott, Hanna; Thorwarth, Suzanne - 2013

University research provides valuable inputs to industrial innovation. It is therefore not surprising that private sector firms increasingly seek direct access through funding public R&D. This development, however, spurred concerns about possible negative long-run effects on scientific...

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