Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP5752
Authors: Paola Giuri; Myriam Mariani; Stefano Brusoni; Gustavo Crespi; Dominique Francoz; Alfonso Gambardella; Walter Garciafontes; Aldo Geuna; Raul Gonzales; Dietmar Harhoff; Karin Hoisl; Christian Lebas; Alessandra Luzzi; Laura Magazzini; Lionel Nesta; Nder Nomaler; Neus Palomeras; Pari Patel; Marzia Romanelli; Bart Verspagen
Abstract: Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and economic value of the patents
Keywords: incentives; innovation; inventor; patent; patent system; patent value
JEL Codes: O31; O34; J24
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| characteristics of inventors (O31) | productivity (O49) |
| characteristics of inventors (O31) | economic value of patents (O34) |
| average age of inventors (O31) | patent production (O39) |
| low share of female inventors (O31) | structural barriers affecting participation (I24) |
| social motivations for inventing (O35) | financial incentives (M52) |
| characteristics of inventors (O31) | patent outcomes (O34) |