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How important is open-source science for invention speed

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  • Tan Tran

    (ICD International Business School Paris)

  • Evens Salies

    (OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

Abstract

This study asks whether not citing open-source science lowers invention speed. We use unique observational data from clinical trial projects submitted during the early months of the Covid-19 epidemic. To estimate the effect of open-source science on invention speed we employ matching methods combined with regression. Our results show that, on average, projects relying on open-source science can be accelerated by 51 days. We also estimate the effect of open-source science within the subsample of control projects. The effect, however, is lower than for projects using open-source science.

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  • Tan Tran & Evens Salies, 2023. "How important is open-source science for invention speed," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-04239561, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:spmain:hal-04239561
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