Novel combinations of technologies are usually the result of collaborative work that builds
on existing knowledge. Albeit inventors and their respective communities tend to be …

Intellectual property institutions have long played a central role in discussions of economic
growth. In recent years, there has been a revival of concern over the impact of patent …

Research suggests that increasing collaboration in knowledge production is explained by
rising complexity of knowledge. Yet, there is little long-run, systematic, empirical evidence on …

Firms exhibit persistence in innovation output. This paper focuses on the role played by
individual inventors. Compared to firm organizational capital, human capital embedded in …

We empirically examine the effects of industry consortia on the coordination of innovation
strategies of the members. Our analyses utilize membership data from 32 consortia in …

Innovation is among the most important topics in understanding economic sustained
economic growth. Jason Potts argues that the initial stages of innovation require cooperation …

We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for US public companies,
where the inventor team is located both within and outside of the US. Collaborative patents …

Inventors generally know more about their inventions than what is written down in patent
applications. Because they possess this tacit knowledge, inventors may need to play an …

Abstract Research Summary In this paper, we contribute to research on networks and
innovation by distinguishing between instrumental and affective ties and assessing their …

In this article, I directly test the hypothesis that interactions between inventors of different
firms drive knowledge spillovers. I construct a network of publicly traded companies in which …