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R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States

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Cohen, WM; Goto, A; Nagata, A; Nelson, RR; Walsh, JP
Published in: Research Policy
2002

National surveys of R&D labs across the manufacturing sectors in the US and Japan show that intraindustry R&D knowledge flows and spillovers are greater in Japan than in the US and the appropriability of rents due to innovation less. Patents in particular are observed to play a more central role in diffusing information across rivals in Japan, and appear to be a key reason for greater intraindustry R&D spillovers there, suggesting that patent policy can importantly affect information flows. Uses of patents differ between the two nations, with strategic uses of patents, particularly for negotiations, being more common in Japan. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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Published In

Research Policy

ISSN

0048-7333

Publication Date

2002

Volume

31

Issue

8-9

Start / End Page

1349 / 1367

Related Subject Headings

  • Science Studies
  • 1505 Marketing
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Cohen, W. M., Goto, A., Nagata, A., Nelson, R. R., & Walsh, J. P. (2002). R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States. Research Policy, 31(8–9), 1349–1367.
Cohen, W. M., A. Goto, A. Nagata, R. R. Nelson, and J. P. Walsh. “R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States.” Research Policy 31, no. 8–9 (2002): 1349–67.
Cohen WM, Goto A, Nagata A, Nelson RR, Walsh JP. R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States. Research Policy. 2002;31(8–9):1349–67.
Cohen, W. M., et al. “R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States.” Research Policy, vol. 31, no. 8–9, 2002, pp. 1349–67.
Cohen WM, Goto A, Nagata A, Nelson RR, Walsh JP. R&D spillovers, patents and the incentives to innovate in Japan and the United States. Research Policy. 2002;31(8–9):1349–1367.
Journal cover image

Published In

Research Policy

ISSN

0048-7333

Publication Date

2002

Volume

31

Issue

8-9

Start / End Page

1349 / 1367

Related Subject Headings

  • Science Studies
  • 1505 Marketing
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1402 Applied Economics