Patents and Research Investments: Assessing the Empirical Evidence
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- Eric Budish & Benjamin N. Roin & Heidi Williams, 2016. "Patents and Research Investments: Assessing the Empirical Evidence," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(5), pages 183-187, May.
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- O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2016-03-29 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-CSE-2016-03-29 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-INO-2016-03-29 (Innovation)
- NEP-IPR-2016-03-29 (Intellectual Property Rights)
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