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Patents, trade secrets and the correlation among R&D projects

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  • Moschini, GianCarlo

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In patent race models, firms' noncooperatively chosen research projects typically display too much correlation. But when there are multiple intellectual property rights protection instruments, we find that the paths chosen in an R&D race can move towards the social optimum.
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  • Bulut, Harun & Moschini, GianCarlo, 2006. "Patents, trade secrets and the correlation among R&D projects," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 91(1), pages 131-137, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:91:y:2006:i:1:p:131-137
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