This paper studies the nature, sources and determinants of international patenting activity in LatinAmerican countries (LACs) and examines the extent to which LACs benefit from R&D that isperformed in the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States). Byusing patents...

This paper studies the nature, sources and determinants of international patenting activity in Latin American countries (LACs) and examines the extent to which LACs benefit from R&D that is performed in the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States). By using...

An inventor's own knowledge is a key input in the innovation process. This knowledge can be built by interacting with and learning from others. This paper uses a new large-scale panel dataset on European inventors matched to their employers and patents. We document key empirical facts on...