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Gambardella, Alfonso; Harhoff, Dietmar; Verspagen, Bart - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Patent holders may choose to protect innovations with single patents or to develop portfolios of multiple, related inventions. We propose a simple decision-making model in which patent-holders may allocate resources to either expanding the number of related patents or investing in higher value...

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The Value of European Patents

Gambardella, Alfonso; Harhoff, Dietmar; Verspagen, Bart - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper employs data from an extensive European survey to produce one of the first systematic assessments of the private economic value of patents. The estimated mean of our patent value distribution is higher than 3 million Euros, the median is about one-tenth, and the mode is around a few...

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Flexible Wages Systems and the Structure of Wages: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

Bauer, Thomas; Bender, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

A growing theoretical and empirical literature is concerned with the effects of flexible workplace systems or High Performance Work Organizations (HPWOs) on wages. Existing theoretical literature suggests that these forms of organization should lead to higher inequality across firms, increased...

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Strategic Experimentation and Disruptive Technological Change

Schivardi, Fabiano; Schneider, Martin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper studies the diffusion of a new technology that is brought to market while its potential is still uncertain. We consider a dynamic game in which firms improve both a new and a rival old technology while learning about the relative potential of both technologies. We use the model to...

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Unions and Innovation: A Survey of the Theory and Empirical Evidence

Menezes-Filho, Naercio; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper surveys the economic literature on the impact of trade unions on innovation. There are many theoretical … routes through which unions may have an effect on innovation, for example through their effects on relative factor prices …&D, innovation, technological diffusion and productivity growth. North American results find consistently strong and negative impacts …

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Trade Secret Laws, Labour Mobility and Innovations

Motta, Massimo; Rønde, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We show that when the researcher’s (observable but not contractible) contribution to innovation is crucial, a covenant …

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The Impact of R&D Subsidies on the Introduction of New Products by Incumbent Firms

Siebert, Ralph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper analyses the impact of R&D subsidies on incumbent firms to introduce new goods. We are especially interested in investigating various consequences of government subsidies for R&D, provided to firms that offer products of different qualities. This study examines the incentives of...

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Creativity, cities and innovation

Lee, Neil; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation. Theory also suggests cities are important for both … the links between creative industries, occupations, cities and innovation at the firm level. This paper addresses this gap … driver of innovation. We find no support for the hypothesis that urban creative industries firms are particularly innovative …

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Innovation in creative cities: Evidence from British small firms

Lee, Neil; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

concentration and innovation. This paper addresses this gap with an analysis of around 1,300 UK SMEs. The results suggest that firms …

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Entrepreneurial innovations and taxation

Haufler, Andreas; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

entrepreneurs’ choice of riskiness (quality) of an innovation project, and on their mode of commercializing the innovation (market …

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