Working Paper: NBER ID: w7068
Authors: B. Zorina Khan
Abstract: This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between patenting, innovation, and federal antitrust enforcement towards firms in the manufacturing sector. I examine whether the likelihood of antitrust litigation is influenced by patent histories and R&D expenditures, after controlling for other firm-specific variables including size and likelihood of antitrust charges for medium and large firms. Smaller firms with faster sales growth are also more likely to be charged with antitrust violations.
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Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| technological innovation (patenting and R&D expenditures) (O39) | likelihood of antitrust litigation (K21) |
| firm size and sales growth (L25) | likelihood of antitrust litigation (K21) |
| increased patenting (O34) | higher probability of antitrust charges (L49) |
| smaller firms experiencing rapid sales growth (L25) | susceptibility to antitrust charges (K21) |