Do firms face a trade-off between the quantity and the quality of their inventions?

► We show that firms face a trade-off between invention quality and quantity. ► We address the identification problem caused by differences in patent propensity. ► Invention quality must be taken into account when assessing research productivity. This paper presents evidence that firms face a trade-...

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Published in:Research policy 2013-06, Vol.42 (5), p.1072-1079
Main Author: de Rassenfosse, Gaétan
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Author productivity
Eastern Europe
Econometrics
Economic theory
Enterprises
Europe
Innovation performance
Invention quality
Invention quantity
Inventions
Measurement
Patent explosion
Productivity
Propensity to patent
Quality standards
R&D
Research & development
Research productivity
Studies
Trade-off
Tradeoff analysis
Western Europe
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Eastern Europe
Econometrics
Economic theory
Enterprises
Europe
Innovation performance
Invention quality
Invention quantity
Inventions
Measurement
Patent explosion
Productivity
Propensity to patent
Quality standards
R&D
Research & development
Research productivity
Studies
Trade-off
Tradeoff analysis
Western Europe
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