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Government financing of R&D: A mechanism design approach Saul Lach, Zvika Neeman and Mark Schankerman
June 2020
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JEL Classification: D61; D82; O32; O38

Tags: mechanism design; innovation; r&d; entrepreneurship; additionality; government finance; venture capital

Patents Rights and Innovation by Small and Large Firms Mark Schankerman
November 2015
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O34; K41; L24

Tags: patents; innovation; courts

A Quantitative Analysis of the Retail Market for Illicit Drugs Manolis Galenianos and Alessandro Gavazza
December 2014
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Multiproduct Firms, Income Distribution, and Trade Marcia M Schafgans and Joachim Stibora
April 2014
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JEL Classification: F12

Tags: multiproduct firms; endogenous product scope; product quality; income distribution; discrete choice; trade liberalization; oligopoly;

Spreading the Word: Geography, Policy and University Knowledge Diffusion Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman
August 2010
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JEL Classification: K41, L24, O31, O34

Tags: knowledge spillovers; diffusion; geography; university technology transfer; patents; scientific publications

Automobile Replacement: A Dynamic Structural Approach Pasquale Schiraldi
June 2010
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Second-Hand Markets and Collusion by Manufacturers of Semidurable Goods Pasquale Schiraldi
September 2009
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JEL Classification: D21, D43, L11, L13, L25.

Tags: bertrand competition; buy-back policies; collusion; leasing; semi-durability; second-hand market; warranty.

Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman
October 2008
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JEL Classification: L14; L17; L41; O31;O32

Tags: open source software; innovation; incentives; intrinsic motivation; motivated agents; reputation; reciprocity.

Patent Thickets and the Market for Innovation: Evidence from Settlement of Patent Disputes Alberto Galasso and Mark Schankerman August 2008
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JEL Classification: K41; L24; O31; O34

Tags: patents; anti-commons; patent thickets; litigation; settlement.

Broad Cross-License Agreements and Persuasive Patent Litigation: Theory and Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry Alberto Galasso July 2007
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JEL Classification: 031; 032; C78; L63

Tags: cross-license; patent litigation; bargaining; semiconductors.

Harnessing Success: Determinants of University Technology Licensing Performance Sharon Belenzon and Mark Schankerman
February 2007
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JEL Classification: O31; O32; O33; F23

Tags: incentives;

Strategic Patenting and Software Innovation Michael Noel and Mark Schankerman
June 2006
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JEL Classification: L43; L86; O31; O32; O33; O34; O38

Tags: patents; anti-commons; patent thickets; r&d spillovers; market value

Optimal Corporation Tax: An I.O. Approach Luca Colombo, Paola Labrecciosa and Patrick Paul Walsh
February 2006
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JEL Classification: H25; L52.

Tags: effective corporation tax rate; industry sunk costs; industry concentration.

The Long and Short of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Daniel Trefler
January 2006
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Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry Nick Bloom, Mark Schankerman and John Van Reenen
January 2005
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JEL Classification: 031; 032; 033; F23

Tags: spillovers; r&d; market value; patents.

DIFFERENTIAL MERGER EFFECTS: The Case of the Personal Computer Industry Christos Genakos
December 2004
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JEL Classification: D12; G34; L41; L63

Tags: computer industry; discrete choice models; merger analysis; product differentiation; random coefficients.

'Inferring Conduct under the Threat of Entry: The Case of the Brazilian Cement Industry.' Alberto Salvo
October 2004
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JEL Classification: L13; L41; L70; F14

Tags: conduct; multimarket competition; market division; limit pricing; cement

A General Analysis of Sequential Merger Games with an Application to Cross-Border Mergers Alberto Salvo
April 2004
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Tags: mergers; sequential mergers; cross-border investment; technology transfer.

International Spillovers and Absorptive Capacity: A cross-country, cross-sector analysis based on European patents and citations. Maria Luisa Mancusi March 2004
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Tags: r&d spillovers; absorptive capacity and patent citations.

Incentives and Invention in Universities Saul Lach and Mark Schankerman
March 2004
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Tags: academic research; incentives; licensing; royalties; technology transfer; intellectual property.

The Auto-component Supply Chain in China and India - A Benchmark Study John Sutton
February 2004
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Tags: auto components; supply chains; india; china; benchmarking.

Market Share Dynamics and the ‘Persistence of Leadership’ Debate John Sutton
January 2004
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JEL Classification: L10; L60

Tags: market share; industry dynamics; scaling; japanese economy

Research Productivity and Patent Quality: Measurement with Multiple Indicators Jean Olson Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman
December 2002
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Tags: patents; r&d productivity; technological exhaustion.

Product Differentiation and Firm Size Distribution: An Application to Carbonated Soft Drinks Patrick Paul Walsh and Ciara Whelan August 2002
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Tags: firm size distribution; product differentiation; carbonated soft drinks.

Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Jean Olson Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman
December 2001
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Tags: parents; court actions; settement.

Quantile Regression in Lower Bound Estimation Maria Letizia Giorgetti
September 2001
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Tags: lower bound; quantile regression; simplex.

Rich Trades, Scarce Capabilities: Industrial Development Revisited John Sutton
September 2001
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Tags: globalization; scarce capabilities; geography and trade.

The Variance of Firm Growth Rates: The 'Scaling' Puzzle John Sutton
September 2001
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Tags: firm growth; power law; scaling relationships.

Submarkets, Shakeouts and Industry Life-Cycle Jian Tong
November 2000
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Tags: industry life-cycle; industrial growth; submarkets; shake-outs

Quality Competition, Market Structure and Endogenous Growth Jian Tong
September 1999
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Tags: endogenous growth; quality competition; vertical differentiation; endogenous sunk costs; competition-push; rent-pull; institutional barriers to entry; credit constraint

Firm Size Distribution: Testing the 'Independent Submarkets Model' in the Italian Motor Insurance Industry Luigi Buzzacchi and Tommaso Valetti September 1999
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Tags: size distribution of firms; independent submarkets; insurance companies

Cartel Stability under Capacity Constraints: The Traditional View Restored Volker Nocke
July 1999
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Tags: collusion; excess capacity; business cycle; cartel stability

Underinvestment and Market Structure Volker Nocke
February 1998
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Tags: dynamic games; investment; collusion; industry structure

Local Bus Deregulation and Timetable Instability Alison Oldale
January 1998
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Tags: bus deregulation; instability; urban bus routes; timetables; competition.

Stylised Fact of Patent Litigation: Value, Scope and Ownership Jean Olson Lanjouw and Mark Schankerman
January 1998
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Tags: patents; litigation; r&d.

Cartel Policy, Non-Price Competition and Market Structure: Theory and Evidence from the UK (Revised version published in Economica, vol.67 (August 2000), pp.437-456) George Symeonidis June 1997
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Tags: market structure; price competition; cartels; endogenous sunk costs; advertising; uk manufacturing.

Price Competition and Market Structure: The Impact of Restrictive Practices Legislation on Concentration in the UK (Revised version pubished in Journal of Industrial Economics, vol.48 (March 2000), pp.1-26) George Symeonidis June 1997
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Tags: market structure; price competition; exogenous and endogenous sunk cost; cartels; uk manufacturing.

Diversification and Synergies: Effects on Profitability Magda Bianco
March 1997
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Tags: diversification; synergies; profitabiity; firms.

Product Differentiation, Uncertainty and the Stability of Collusion Michael A. Raith
October 1996
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Tags: collusion; product differentiation; imperfect monitoring

Game Theoretical Models of Market Structure John Sutton
October 1996
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Tags: game-theoretic modesl; market structure; industrial organization; framework; rationalise; equilibrium outcomes; theory.

Gibrat's Legacy John Sutton
October 1996
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Tags: robert gibrat; market structure; firm size; stochastic; industry structure; inegalites economiques; the law of proportional effect.

Optimal Patent Renewals Francesca Cornelli and Mark Schankerman
January 1996
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Tags: patents; renewal fees; r&d; welfare gains; productivity; firms.

The Remains of Regulation: Airlines' Profits After Liberalization Pedro L Marin
December 1995
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Tags: airlines; profits; entry; deregulation.

Productivity Differences in the Airline Industry: Partial Deregulation Versus Short-Run Protection Pedro L Marin
December 1995
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Tags: productivity; network characteristics; efficiency; airlines deregulation.

The Size Distribution of Businesses, Part II John Sutton
December 1995
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Tags: productivity; network characteristics; efficiency; airlines degregulation

The Size Distribution of Businesses, Part I: A Benchmark Case John Sutton
December 1995
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Tags: market structure; size distribution of firms

One Smart Agent John Sutton
December 1995
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Tags: equilibrium concept; one smart agent; market structure; games; survivor principle; rationality requirement; regularities.

Endogenous Industry Structure in Vertical Duopoly Maija Halonen
July 1994
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Tags: endogenous industry structure; vertical duopoly; integration; competition; market.

Under Threat: Potential Competition, Litigation and the Private Value of Patent Protection Jean Olson Lanjouw
July 1992
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Tags: patents; patent litigation; patent value estimations; litigation; patentee behaviour.

Revisions of Investment Plans and the Stock Market Rate of Return Mark Schankerman
November 1991
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Tags: capital investment plans; revisions; uncertainty; common disturbances; stock market rate of return.

A General Framework for Analysing Endogenous Trade Divergences Patrick Paul Walsh
November 1991
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Tags: endogenous trade divergences; intervention; subsidy; profit shifting; terms of trade improvement; profitability; trade theory; export policy.

A Model of Countertrade Tore Ellingsen
March 1991
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Tags: countertrade; reciprocal buying; two-way transfer of goods; game-theoretic model; rational business strategy; homogeneous goods industries.

Product Innovation and Persistence of Leadership: Theory with Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry Harald Gruber
June 1990
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Tags: vertical product differentiation; semiconductor industry; learning by doing; market shares; time profile.

Modelling Price Behaviour in the European Car Market: 1970-1985 Yves Mertens
March 1990
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Tags: european car market; car prices; price differentials; trade restrictions.

Patents and Cumulative Innovation: Causal Evidence from the Courts Alberto Galasso and Mark Schankerman

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