Measuring the intensity of knowledge flow with patent statistics

King Fai Fung, William W. Chow

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Abstract

Our study is based on the patent data of 224 firms in the computer, chemical, and electronic and electrical industries worldwide. We find that on average 19.3% of the knowledge spillover is generated within the industries, with the rest stemming from other industries. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between technological overlap between firms and internal knowledge flow in an industry.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)353-358
Number of pages6
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume74
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2002

Keywords

  • Innovation
  • Knowledge spillover
  • Patent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Finance

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