Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge

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Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Bruno Cassiman (Universidad de Navarra)

"In Search of Performance Effects of Industry-Science Links" abstract We study how firms access basic research and translate this into more valuable technologies. Firms looking to access basic research need to bridge the “gap” between scientific and technology communities before basic research can be translated and used for developing new technologies. This gap is particularly…

Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Ben Jones (Kellog School of Management, Northwestern University)

"The Reverse Matthew Effect: Catastrophe and Consequence in Scientific Teams" abstract Teamwork pervades modern economies, yet teamwork can make individual roles difficult to ascertain.  In the sciences, the canonical "Matthew Effect" suggests that eminent team members garner credit for great works at the expense of less eminent team members.  We study this phenomenon in reverse,…

Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Gaetan de Rassenfosse (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lousanne)

"R&D offshoring and home industry productivity" abstract We examine the conditions under which offshoring research and development (R&D) activities can benefit home country industry. The analysis uses comprehensive patent based indicator of R&D offshoring and considers industry-level data covering 2-digit manufacturing sectors across 18 OECD countries between 1981 and 2007. We tackle the issue of…