Patents and productivity growth at the industry level: A first look

Saul Lach*

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Abstract

We use new data on patent counts to estimate the contribution of knowledge to productivity change at the industry level. The estimated output elasticity of knowledge is around 0.30; three to four times larger than that obtained when knowledge is measured by the R&D stock.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-108
Number of pages8
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1995

Keywords

  • Industry level
  • Patents
  • Productivity

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