Although it is conventional wisdom that innovation requires free mind, diversity, or creativity
all of which are closely associated with political and organizational decentralization, it is in …

This article re-examines the effects of culture on national innovation rates. Pointing to the
innovation success of some East Asian countries, it argues that the cultural dimension of …

Does a society's culture affect its rate of inventive activity? This article analyzes several
independent datasets of culture and innovation from 62 countries spanning more than two …

Motivated by differences in innovation intensity across advanced economies, this paper
presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of …

On the basis of patent information available online at the US Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) we point at two major and interconnected challenges that policy-makers face in …

Culture is deemed to be a crucial basis for innovation in various respects. The aim of this
paper is to explore the relationships between different cultural dimensions introduced by G …

In this paper, we probe the relationship between institutions and internationally oriented
innovation. For the first time, we use Patent Cooperation Treaty statistics as a new source of …

Motivated by differences in R&D productivity across advanced economies, this paper
presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of …

Using patent-based indicators, this paper aims to explain the extent to which the production
of innovation is globalized. First, it provides evidence—over time, across countries and …

This paper examines the effect of culture on national innovation and prosperity. Because
culture shapes the way people think about and behave in regard to risk, opportunities, and …