Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/111382 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
cemmap working paper No. CWP40/14
Publisher: 
Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap), London
Abstract: 
There is considerable interest in understanding how important market frictions are in stifling the transmission of ideas from one firm to another. Although the theoretical literature emphasizes the importance of these frictions, direct empirical evidence on them is limited. We use comprehensive patent data from the European Patent Office and a multiple spells duration model to provide estimates that suggest that they are substantial. It is around 30% more costly to successfully discover and utilize new ideas created in another firm than in your own. This compares to the increased costs of accessing new ideas across national borders of around 5%, and across technologies of around 20%. These result point towards substantial imperfections in the market for technology.
Subjects: 
recombinant innovation
multinational firms
patent policy
JEL: 
F23
O32
O33
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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