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Patents as Collateral
Chatelain, Jean-Bernard; Ralf, Kirsten; Amable, Bruno - In: Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 34 (2010) 6, pp. 1094-1104
This paper studies how the assignment of patents as collateral determines the savings of firms and magnifies the effect of innovative rents on investment in research and development (R&D). We analyse the behaviour of innovative firms that face random and lumpy investment opportunities in R&D....
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It's a Small(er) World: The Role of Geography and Networks in Biotechnology Innovation
Johnson, Daniel K.N.; Mareva, Milena - 2002
Using patent citation data for the U.S., we test whether knowledge spillovers in biotechnology are sensitive to distance. Controlling for self-citation by inventor, assignee and examiner, cohort-based regression analysis shows that spillovers are local but that distance is becoming less...
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Forschung, Entwicklung und Innovation in Ostdeutschland
Eickelpasch, Alexander - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 2, pp. 78-109
Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Volkswirtschaft hängt nicht zuletzt auch von der Innovationskraft ihrer wirtschaftlichen Akteure ab. Voraussetzung dafür sind Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) in Unternehmen, Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen und die Nutzung der regionalen...
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Auslandsforschung deutscher Unternehmen: kaum Belege für Abwanderung
Belitz, Heike; Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens; Zloczysti, Petra - In: DIW Wochenbericht 75 (2008) 46, pp. 725-731
Die Analyse der Patentanmeldungen deutscher Unternehmen am Europäischen Patentamt zeigt: Die Unternehmen lenken ihre Forschungsaktivitäten im Ausland vor allem in die Hochtechnologiebereiche, in denen sie seit langem besonders intensiv forschen. Dies sind die Elektrotechnik, Steuerungstechnik,...
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Co-determination and innovation
Kraft, Kornelius; Stank, Jörg; Dewenter, Ralf - 2009
This paper examines the effect of the German co-determination law of 1976 (MitbestG) on the innovative activity of German firms. Co-determination applies to firms with 2000 employees or more. Data from 1971-1976 and 1981-1990 on 148 firms are used to compare the number of patents granted to...
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Standards, Innovation Incentives, and the Formation of Patent Pools
Schmidt, Klaus M. - 2010
Technological standards give rise to a complements problem that affects pricing and innovation incentives of technology …
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How much does immigration boost innovation?
Hunt, Jennifer; Gauthier-Loiselle, Marjolaine - 2009
We measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual …
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Knowledge Production in Nanomaterials: An Application of Spatial Filtering to Regional Systems of Innovation
Patuelli, Roberto; Grimpe, Christoph - 2008
Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … conditions and configurations allow a regional innovation system to be competitive in a cutting-edge technology like …
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Science parks, knowledge spillovers, and firms' innovative performance: evidence from Finland
Squicciarini, Mariagrazia - 2009
The paper focuses on the role of Science Parks (SPs) as seedbeds of innovation. It investigates whether and to what … proposed relies on count data models, uses patents as innovation performance indicators, and exploits original data regarding … controlling for the existence of innovation lags. Parks' first mover disadvantages also emerge, as well as non-negligible matching …
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The Merits of New Pollutants and How to Get Them When Patents Are Granted
Perino, Grischa - 2006
studied for a new type of innovation where new technologies reduce emissions of a specific pollutant but at the same time …-holding firm. This result carries over to other types of innovation. Taxes are inefficient if technologies produce perfect …
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