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

Saul Lach

doi:10.1016/0165-1765(94)00618-C

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

Saul Lach^*

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Department of Economics

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-108
Number of pages	8
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(94)00618-C
State	Published - Jul 1995

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Industry level
Patents
Productivity

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