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Inventors- gender diversity promoting patent transfer: evidence from China

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  • Zulong Su

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Renai Jiang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Shenghao Yang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Dongmei Li

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Gary H. Jefferson

    (Brandeis University)

Abstract

Based on a unique dataset of China’s granted patents, we explore the role of inventors’ gender diversity in patent transfers. We find that city-level inventor-gender diversity promotes patent transfer. Using data from China’s 283 prefectural cities, our mechanism analysis reveals that that a gender-diverse inventor group is better at producing radical innovations and forming larger R&D collaboration networks, especially for cross-regional collaboration, which increases the commercial potential and lowers transaction costs of patents. We also find that the cultural contexts, including male-offspring preference, religion, and Confucian cultures, mediate the effect of inventor-gender diversity on patent transfers. Our findings illustrate that increasing the participation of women in scientific and technological careers benefits the commercialization of intellectual property.

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  • Zulong Su & Renai Jiang & Shenghao Yang & Dongmei Li & Gary H. Jefferson, 2025. "Inventors- gender diversity promoting patent transfer: evidence from China," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 50(5), pages 2106-2134, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:50:y:2025:i:5:d:10.1007_s10961-024-10171-w
    DOI: 10.1007/s10961-024-10171-w
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    JEL classification:

    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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