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A public sector knowledge production function

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  • Link, Albert N.
  • van Hasselt, Martijn

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There are no studies of the R&D-to-patenting relationship at the federal agency level. We estimate a public sector knowledge production function using federal agency patent application data over the years 2003 through 2014. We find that the patent application elasticity with respect to per capita R&D spending is about 1.06. This measure might be interpreted as one dimension of the social returns to public sector R&D generated through newly created knowledge.

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  • Link, Albert N. & van Hasselt, Martijn, 2019. "A public sector knowledge production function," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 64-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:175:y:2019:i:c:p:64-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.12.025
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    Keywords

    Patents; R&D; Knowledge production function; Technology transfer;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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