Measuring the intensity of knowledge flow with patent statistics

Measuring the intensity of knowledge flow with patent statistics

Our study is based on the patent data of 224 firms in the computer, chemical, and electronic and electrical industries worldwide. We find that on average 19.3% of the knowledge spillover is generated within the industries, with the rest stemming from other industries. Also, there is a significant po...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2002-02, Vol.74 (3), p.353-358
Hauptverfasser: Fung, Michael K, Chow, William W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Economics
Innovation
Knowledge
Knowledge spillover
Measurement
Spillovers
Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:Our study is based on the patent data of 224 firms in the computer, chemical, and electronic and electrical industries worldwide. We find that on average 19.3% of the knowledge spillover is generated within the industries, with the rest stemming from other industries. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between technological overlap between firms and internal knowledge flow in an industry.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00558-4