Marschke, Gerald. Science, Technology and Society Initiative, Nanoscience and Society Research Group. (2008) Inventor Mobility and Knowledge Transmission in Nanotechnology. In: Nanotechnology and Society: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges, October 3, 2008, Amherst, MA. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Using U.S. patent records in nanotechnology, we study the relationship between inventor mobility among firms and knowledge diffusion. We find evidence consistent with a story that, in one important nanotechnology subfield, when inventors move among firms they spread knowledge. In particular, we find that if we consider any two patents, A and B, where A and B are in the ``Chemicals, misc.'' subclass, A and B are assigned to different firms and where A is granted after B, patent A is more likely to cite patent B if the patent A firm employs an inventor who earlier worked for the patent B firm.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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InterNano Taxonomy: | Social and Economic Impacts > Social Perspectives |
Collections: | Science Technology and Society's Nanotechnology and Society Workshops |
Depositing User: | Michelle Sagan Goncalves |
Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2009 17:42 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2009 18:38 |
URI: | http://eprints.internano.org/id/eprint/35 |
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