Investigations in the Study of Innovation and Firm Dynamics: Computational Simulations, Declining Entrepreneurship, and Natural Language Processing

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dc.contributor.advisorTabarrok, Alex
dc.contributor.authorGoldschlag, Nathan
dc.creatorGoldschlag, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:40:39Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:40:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe first chapter describes an alternative methodology in understanding the impacts of intellectual property rights on the innovation process. A computational simulation model is developed that structurally incorporates a variety of important empirical aspects of patents and technology as well as the role patents play in both incentivizing and stifling innovative activity. Simulation tests are then used to examine the conditions under which patents improve or suppress technological improvement. The results suggest that patents improve innovative outcomes when the technology space is complex and firms have limited monopoly power. Conversely, in the presence of first mover advantages and learning curves, and when innovations require relatively little investment, patents can deter innovation by reducing collaboration and forcing firms to invent around.
dc.format.extent121 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9642
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Nathan Goldschlag
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectIntellectual property
dc.subjectDiffusion
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectFirm Dynamics
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectPatents
dc.subjectTechnology
dc.titleInvestigations in the Study of Innovation and Firm Dynamics: Computational Simulations, Declining Entrepreneurship, and Natural Language Processing
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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