The empirical literature comparing the innovation performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms in China often yields conflicting results. To shed new light on this debate, we construct an extensive dataset by linking the Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises (ASIE) dataset...

The empirical literature on the relative innovation performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) versus private firms in China often reaches conflicting results. In this study, we revisit the question by constructing a comprehensive dataset, linking the Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises...

The patent system is instrumental in contributing to firms’ innovation and nations’ economic growth. However, the system has been plagued by a series of persistent problems that prevent it from playing its full role. For example, the fundamental issue of who should be awarded the patent has...