“...This paper analyzes the effect of public R&D subsidies on firms' private R&D investment per employee and new product sales in German manufacturing. Parametric...”

“...This article analyses the effects of public R&D subsidies on R&D input and output of German firms. We distinguish between the direct impact of subsidies on R&D...”

“...The not‐invented‐here (NIH) syndrome refers to a negative attitude of employees against externally developed knowledge. We show that the sources of external...”

“...•The patent landscape firms are confronted with is often characterized by numerous but marginal inventions, overlapping claims and patent fences.•We...”

“...In the 1990s, patenting schemes changed in many respects: Upcoming new technologies accelerated the shift from price competition towards competition based on...”

“...Start-ups may benefit in two ways from patenting their inventions: from the appropriation value and the certification effect of patents which reveals the...”

“...We use an exogenous change in German Federal law to examine how entrepreneurial support and the ownership of patent rights influence academic entrepreneurship...”

“...The knowledge produced by academic scientists has been identified as a potential key driver of technological progress. Recent policies in Europe aim at...”

“...Knowledge transfer from science to industry has been shown to be beneficial for the corporate partner. In order to get a better understanding of the reasons...”

“...Patent pendencies create uncertainty in research and development (R&D) collaboration, which can result in a threat of expropriation of unprotected knowledge,...”