Seminar by Prof. Katrin Hussinger, University of Luxembourg
Event details
| Date | 21.11.2017 |
| Hour | 12:00 › 13:30 |
| Speaker | Prof. Katrin Hussinger, University of Luxembourg |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
"Intellectual Property Rights and University Science"
Abstract
We investigate the impact of the introduction of software patents in the U.S. on the publication volume and quality of university researchers in the field of computer science. A difference-in-difference approach that compares U.S. scientists to a benchmark group of European peers reveals that the introduction of software patents in the U.S. led to a smaller quantity of higher quality publications. We find that this is caused by scientists with lower quality publications changing from publishing to patenting. Based on these results we can reject the concern that the introduction of patent rights had a negative impact on university science, but rather opens new opportunities for a part of the heterogeneous pool of researchers.
Abstract
We investigate the impact of the introduction of software patents in the U.S. on the publication volume and quality of university researchers in the field of computer science. A difference-in-difference approach that compares U.S. scientists to a benchmark group of European peers reveals that the introduction of software patents in the U.S. led to a smaller quantity of higher quality publications. We find that this is caused by scientists with lower quality publications changing from publishing to patenting. Based on these results we can reject the concern that the introduction of patent rights had a negative impact on university science, but rather opens new opportunities for a part of the heterogeneous pool of researchers.
Practical information
- General public
- Free