We describe the construction of a panel data set from the U.S. patent data that contains measures of inventors' life-cycle Ramp;D productivity--patents and patent citations. We match the data set to information on the U.S. pharmaceutical and semiconductor firms for whom they work. In this paper...

Many hospitals risk closure owing to rising costs, declining revenue, and reduced profits. Given the importance of identifying factors that impact hospital profitability, our study examines the relationship between tangible assets and the financial performance of hospitals in South Korea. We...