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Essays On Patenting, R & D And Technological Innovation, Na Cheng
Essays On Patenting, R & D And Technological Innovation, Na Cheng
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The innovative activities by firms are considered to be the main driving force of the economic growth. The patent data has been widely used to investigate the relationship between R&D and patents which are taken as an output indicator of the new invention or innovation. On the other hand, empirical evidence supports that teamwork of inventors fosters innovation and technological progress. Motivated by the importance of understanding the patenting behavior of firms and collaboration of inventors, we exploit the continuing applications of patents, examine the R&D and patents relationship, and investigate the effects of teamwork on innovation output.
Three Essays On Scientists, Engineers, And Industrial R & D, Sifan Zhou
Three Essays On Scientists, Engineers, And Industrial R & D, Sifan Zhou
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The first chapter studies the effects of noncompetition agreements (NCA) on the mobility and compensation of doctoral degree recipients by analyzing the variation in the enforceability of these contracts across states and over time in the United States. I find that, for doctoral degree recipients who work in industry, stricter NCA enforcement decreases within-state job mobility, increases cross-state job mobility, and flattens salary growth. Freshly minted PhDs who work in states with tougher NCA enforcement earn lower starting salaries.
Psychiatric Disorders And Their Impact On Labor Market Outcomes : A Latent Variable Approach Using Multiple Clinical Indicators, Souvik Banerjee
Psychiatric Disorders And Their Impact On Labor Market Outcomes : A Latent Variable Approach Using Multiple Clinical Indicators, Souvik Banerjee
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Psychiatric disorders are highly disabling and affect a substantial proportion of the working age population in the US. They have been associated with reductions in employment, labor force participation, labor supply, lower productivity and earnings. This dissertation examines the effect of mental illness on labor market outcomes, focusing on issues of endogeneity and measurement of mental illness.
Essays On Firm-Level Dynamics Of Innovation, Hyuk Chung
Essays On Firm-Level Dynamics Of Innovation, Hyuk Chung
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This dissertation examines firm level dynamics of innovation under financial constraints using a model with endogenous technological change by R&D and finance constraints. In addition, dynamic interactions of R&D investment and financial factors are analyzed empirically.