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Absorptive capacity, R&D spillovers and public policy

Leahy, Dermot; Neary, J. Peter - 2007

Empirical evidence strongly suggests that R&D increases a firm's “absorptive capacity” (its ability to absorb spillovers from other firms) as well as contributing directly to profitability. We explore the theoretical implications of this. We specify a general model of the absorptive capacity...

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Beat 'em or join 'em? Export subsidies versus international research joint ventures in oligopolistic markets

Neary, J. Peter; O'Sullivan, Paul - 1999

We compare adversarial with cooperative industrial and trade policies in a dynamic oligopoly game in which a home and foreign firm compete in R&D and output and, because of spillovers, each firm benefits from the other's R&D. When the government can commit to an export subsidy, such a policy...

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R&D spillovers and the case for industrial policy in open economies

Leahy, Dermot; Neary, J. Peter - 1999

In this paper we consider the case for subsidies towards firms which generate R&D spillovers in open economies. We show that in the presence of strategic behaviour by firms many expected results are overturned. Local R&D spillovers to other domestic firms may justify an R&D tax rather than a...

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Spatial R&D Spillovers and Economic Growth - Evidence from West Germany

Funke, Michael; Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2000

The paper bases itself on recent theoretical writings in growth economics that emphasize the effects of both own R&D efforts and of interregional technology spillovers on regions´ productivity. We propose robust estimation techniques to evaluate the R&D spillovers across West German functional...

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R&D SPILLOVERS IN AGRICULTURE: RESULTS FROM A TRADE MODEL

Tokgoz, Simla - 2003

The objective of this study is to analyze technical change and the role of research and development (R&D) spillovers in this process for the U.S. agricultural sector. This study is composed of both a theoretical and an empirical analysis. In the theoretical analysis, a quality innovation model...

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Quantitative analyses of intellectual property right protection

Hendricks, Kenneth (contributor); Corbae, Dean (contributor) - 2010

Research has demonstrated that the effects of intellectual property right (IPR) protection on firm research and competitive strategies are varied. This dissertation quantifies the dynamic effects of IPR protection along different dimensions. First, I show that countries choose different levels...

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Patents and Antitrust: Application to Adjacent Markets

Economides, Nicholas; Herbert, WILLIAM N.; Calvo and … - NYU Stern School of Business - 2007

We examine the intersection of patents and antitrust where a patentholder uses the monopoly power it possesses in the … market. The present scheme forawarding patents cannot judge when the issuance of a patent will lead tothe appropriate balance … competence to ensure that patents do not cause economic stagnationand harm by permitting a patent holder to extend its monopoly …

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NOT QUITE UP TO SCRATCH: AN EXAMINATION OF FAILURE, PERSISTENCE, AND ‘LIVING DEAD’ OUTCOMES FOR WIRELESS START-UPS

Ghosh, Anindya - 2011

, through patents, exposes new firms to undesired spillovers. The second essay exploits asymmetric effects on success and …

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Technology, Firm Performance and Market Structure

Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens - 2009

In an increasingly competitive environment, firms have to optimally adjust both their allocation of input factors and their technology portfolio. The latter determines economies of scope and scale in future research and production. The aim of this dissertation is to achieve better insight into...

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Uses and Nonuses of Patented Inventions

Jung, Taehyun - 2009

network perspectives. It also reveals an empirical reality of commercial use and strategic nonuse of patents. The study is … commercialization (licensing, start-up). Finally, the study reports findings on the strategic use of patents and then tests hypotheses … about the factors driving strategic nonuse. It concludes that a significant portion of U.S. patents are indeed filed for …

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