Design versus utility innovation: Is corruption sanding or greasing the wheels of innovation?

被引：8
|
作者：
Goel, Rajeev K. [1 ,3 ]
Saunoris, James W. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Illinois State Univ, Dept Econ, Normal, IL 61761 USA
[2] Eastern Michigan Univ, Dept Econ, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 USA
[3] Kiel Inst World Econ, Kiel, Germany
来源：
MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 41卷 / 05期
关键词：
RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; SALES;
D O I：
10.1002/mde.3142
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper studies whether corruption has a greasing or a sanding effect on the production of innovation. The main novelty lies in comparing the relative impacts on design versus utility innovation. On the one hand, corruption can undermine (sand) the expected returns from patents, whereas on the other hand, patent holders might be able to increase (grease) the scope and applicability of their patents. Using U.S. state-level data and controlling for bidirectional causality, results show the sanding effect of corruption with regard to utility patents, with the negative effect on design patents occurring only with a time lag.
引用
收藏
页码：848 / 860
页数：13
相关论文
共 50 条
12345