By Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe
In a new Working Paper, TPRI affiliates Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe study how firms shifted the composition of their R&D investments during the 2008 financial crisis.
Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe’s research discussed in NBER Digest, October 10, 2023
By Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe
Economists generally view innovation as the most significant driver of long-run productivity growth. In their new working paper, Filippo Mezzanotti and Tim Simcoe study how firms capture the benefits of innovation using survey data collected by the US Census between 2008 and 2015.
Timothy Simcoe, TPRI Faculty Director and Filippo Mezzanotti’s research cited in Kellogg Insight, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, August 3, 2023.
Tania Babina, Asaf Bernstein, and Filippo Mezzanotti
New research on the effect of the Great Depression on patenting and the role of financial crises as both destructive and creative forces for innovation.
Filippo Mezzanotti et al.
New research on the effects of angel investor tax credits on entrepreneurial activity, raising concerns about using investor subsidies to promote entrepreneurship.
Nicolas Crouzet, Apoorv Gupta, and Filippo Mezzanotti
A new study suggests that the Indian demonetization in 2016 spurred more rapid adoption of electronic payment systems.
Filippo Mezzanotti
A new study on the impact of a patent-policy change on corporate R&D spending and innovation.
Timothy Simcoe and Filippo Mezzanotti
After the Supreme Court ruled that courts should not automatically enter injunctions against patent infringers, some commentators feared that the decision would hinder innovation and growth in the U.S. More than ten years later, this paper examines the data to see whether those fears came true.