| Harhoff, Dietmar and Hoisl, Karin (2006): Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Inventors (But Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey. Discussion Papers in Business Administration 2006-11 |
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Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents.
| Item Type: | Paper (Discussion Paper) |
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| Keywords: | inventor, patent, incentives, innovation, patent system, patent value |
| Subjects: | Munich School of Management Munich School of Management > Discussion Papers Munich School of Management > Discussion Papers > Innovation Research |
| Dewey Classification: | 300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences > 330 Wirtschaft |
| Journal of Economic Literature classification: | J24, O31, O34 |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-1261-5 |
| Language: | English |
| ID Code: | 1261 |
| Deposited On: | 27. Nov 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 28. Jun 2010 14:31 |
