Working Paper: NBER ID: w17441
Authors: Albert N. Link; Christopher J. Ruhm
Abstract: In this paper we show that the patenting behavior of creative entrepreneurs is correlated with the patenting behavior of their fathers, which we refer to as a source of the entrepreneurs' human capital endowments. Our argument for this relationship follows from established theories of developmental creativity, and our empirical analysis is based on survey data collected from MIT's Technology Review winners.
Keywords: creativity; patenting; human capital; entrepreneurship
JEL Codes: J24; L26; O31
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Asian descent (J15) | child's propensity to patent (O34) |
| graduate degrees in science or engineering (Y40) | child's propensity to patent (O34) |
| parental patenting behavior (J12) | child's propensity to patent (O34) |
| father's patenting behavior (O31) | child's propensity to patent (O34) |
| father's patenting behavior (O31) | count of patents received by child (J13) |