Publications

2023

The effects of war on Ukrainian research

G. de Rassenfosse; T. Murovana; W-H. P. Uhlbach 

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. 2023. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. 856. DOI : 10.1057/s41599-023-02346-x.

International mobility of inventors and innovation: Empirical evidence from the collapse of the Soviet Union

G. de Rassenfosse; G. Pellegrino 

Economics Letters. 2023. Vol. 234, p. 111450. DOI : 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111450.

Is The Patent System An Even Playing Field? The Effect Of Patent Attorney Firms

G. De Rassenfosse; P. H. Jensen; T. Julius; A. Palangkaraya; E. Webster 

Journal Of Industrial Economics. 2023. Vol. 71, num. 1, p. 124 – 142. DOI : 10.1111/joie.12319.

Do patent pledges accelerate innovation?

G. de Rassenfosse; A. Palangkaraya 

Research Policy. 2023. Vol. 52, num. 5, p. 104745. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2023.104745.

Economic Effect of Patents and the Patent System: Insights from Linked Patent-Product Data

G. Abi Younes / G. J. A. de Rassenfosse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Productivity gains from migration: Evidence from inventors

G. Pellegrino; O. Penner; E. Piguet; G. de Rassenfosse 

Research Policy. 2023. Vol. 52, num. 1, p. 104631. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2022.104631.

2022

Scientific rewards for biomedical specialization are large and persistent

G. de Rassenfosse; K. Higham; O. Penner 

Bmc Biology. 2022. Vol. 20, num. 1, p. 211. DOI : 10.1186/s12915-022-01400-5.

International patent protection and trade: Transaction-level evidence?

G. de Rassenfosse; M. Grazzi; D. Moschella; G. Pellegrino 

European Economic Review. 2022. Vol. 147, p. 104160. DOI : 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104160.

Public R&D funding and new regional specialisations: The contingent role of technological relatedness

W-H. Uhlbach; P-A. Balland; T. Scherngell 

Industry And Innovation. 2022. Vol. 29, num. 4, p. 511 – 532. DOI : 10.1080/13662716.2022.2043147.

Technology Protectionism and the Patent System: Evidence from China

G. De Rassenfosse; E. Raiteri 

Journal Of Industrial Economics. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/joie.12261.

Robustness, replicability and scalability in topic modelling

O. Ballester; O. Penner 

Journal Of Informetrics. 2022. Vol. 16, num. 1, p. 101224. DOI : 10.1016/j.joi.2021.101224.

Essays on the Role of Policy and Venture Financing in Clean Technology Innovation

M. D. van den Heuvel / G. J. A. de Rassenfosse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Beyond scientific excellence: International mobility and the entrepreneurial activities of academic scientists

W-H. Uhlbach; V. Tartari; H. C. Kongsted 

Research Policy. 2022. Vol. 51, num. 1, p. 104401. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2021.104401.

2021

Low-Quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder: Evidence from Multiple Examiners

G. de Rassenfosse; W. E. Griffiths; A. B. Jaffe; E. Webster 

Journal Of Law Economics & Organization. 2021. Vol. 37, num. 3, p. 607 – 636. DOI : 10.1093/jleo/ewaa026.

Buyers’ role in innovation procurement: Evidence from US military R&D contracts

F. Decarolis; G. Rassenfosse; L. M. Giuffrida; E. Iossa; V. Mollisi et al. 

Journal Of Economics & Management Strategy. 2021. Vol. 30, num. 4, p. 697 – 720. DOI : 10.1111/jems.12430.

Patent Quality: Towards a Systematic Framework for Analysis and Measurement

K. Higham; G. de Rassenfosse; A. B. Jaffe 

Research Policy. 2021. Vol. 50, num. 4, p. 104215. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2021.104215.

Decentralising the patent system

G. de Rassenfosse; K. Higham 

Government Information Quarterly. 2021. Vol. 38, num. 2, p. 101559. DOI : 10.1016/j.giq.2020.101559.

Imputation of missing information in worldwide patent data

G. de Rassenfosse; F. Seliger 

Data In Brief. 2021. Vol. 34, p. 106615. DOI : 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106615.

Essays on the Economics of Innovation: Incentives, Diffusion, and Disparity

L. Zhou / G. J. A. de Rassenfosse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2020

Renormalizing individual performance metrics for cultural heritage management of sports records

A. M. Petersen; O. Penner 

Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 2020. Vol. 136, p. 109821. DOI : 10.1016/j.chaos.2020.109821.

Sources of knowledge flow between developed and developing nations

G. de Rassenfosse; F. Seliger 

Science And Public Policy. 2020. Vol. 47, num. 1, p. 16 – 30. DOI : 10.1093/scipol/scz042.

Discrimination against foreigners in the U.S. patent system

G. de Rassenfosse; R. Hosseini 

Journal of International Business Policy. 2020. Vol. 3, p. 349 – 366. DOI : 10.1057/s42214-020-00058-6.

The organisation of science: topics, incentives and funding.

O. Ballester Gonzalez / G. J. A. de Rassenfosse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

COVID-19 : Insights from innovation economists

G. Abi Younes; C. C. Ayoubi; O. Ballester Gonzalez; G. Cristelli; G. de Rassenfosse et al. 

Science and Public Policy. 2020.  p. 1 – 13. DOI : 10.1093/scipol/scaa028.

Wanted: A standard for virtual patent marking

G. de Rassenfosse; K. W. Higham 

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. 2020. Vol. 15, num. 7, p. 544 – 553. DOI : 10.1093/jiplp/jpaa063.

2019

R&D offshoring and home industry productivity

G. de Rassenfosse; R. Thomson 

Industrial And Corporate Change. 2019. Vol. 28, num. 6, p. 1497 – 1513. DOI : 10.1093/icc/dtz020.

Geocoding of worldwide patent data

G. de Rassenfosse; J. Kozak; F. Seliger 

Scientific Data. 2019. Vol. 6, p. 260. DOI : 10.1038/s41597-019-0264-6.

Are Foreigners Treated Equally under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement?

G. de Rassenfosse; P. H. Jensen; T. Julius; A. Palangkaraya; E. Webster 

Journal Of Law & Economics. 2019. Vol. 62, num. 4, p. 663 – 685. DOI : 10.1086/705801.

The procurement of innovation by the U.S. government

G. de Rassenfosse; A. Jaffe; E. Raiteri 

PLoS One. 2019. Vol. 14, num. 8, p. e0218927. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0218927.

Ex-ante measure of patent quality reveals intrinsic fitness for citation-network growth

K. W. Higham; M. Governale; A. B. Jaffe; U. Zulicke 

Physical Review E. 2019. Vol. 99, num. 6, p. 060301. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.060301.

On the price elasticity of demand for trademarks

G. de Rassenfosse 

Industry And Innovation. 2019. Vol. 27, num. 1-2, p. 11 – 24. DOI : 10.1080/13662716.2019.1591939.

Evolution of Topics and Novelty in Science

O. Ballester; O. Penner 

2019. 17th International Conference of the International-Society-for-Scientometrics-and-Informetrics (ISSI) on Scientometrics and Informetrics, Rome, ITALY, Sep 02-05, 2019. p. 1606 – 1611.

2018

Barriers to innovation in young and mature firms

G. Pellegrino 

Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 2018. Vol. 28, num. 1, p. 181 – 206. DOI : 10.1007/s00191-017-0538-0.

Innovation complementarities and firm growth

S. Bianchini; G. Pellegrino; F. Tamagni 

INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE. 2018. Vol. 27, num. 4, p. 657 – 676. DOI : 10.1093/icc/dty008.

Econometric evidence on the depreciation of innovations

G. de Rassenfosse; A. Jaffe 

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW. 2018. Vol. 101, p. 625 – 642. DOI : 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2017.11.005.

A time to nourish? Evaluating the impact of public procurement on technological generality through patent data

E. Raiteri 

RESEARCH POLICY. 2018. Vol. 47, num. 5, p. 936 – 952. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2018.02.017.

Are patent fees effective at weeding out low-quality patents?

G. de Rassenfosse; A. B. Jaffe 

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. 2018. Vol. 27, num. 1, p. 134 – 148. DOI : 10.1111/jems.12219.

2017

Getting Started with PATSTAT Register

G. De Rassenfosse; M. Kracker; G. Tarasconi 

Australian Economic Review. 2017. Vol. 50, num. 1, p. 110 – 120. DOI : 10.1111/1467-8462.12214.

No money, no honey? Financial versus knowledge and demand constraints on innovation

G. Pellegrino; M. Savona 

Research Policy. 2017. Vol. 46, num. 2, p. 510 – 521. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2017.01.001.

Commercialization Strategy and IPO Underpricing

S. Morricone; F. Munari; R. Oriani; G. De Rassenfosse 

Research Policy. 2017. Vol. 46, num. 6, p. 1133 – 1141. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2017.04.006.

An assessment of how well we account for intangibles

G. De Rassenfosse 

Industrial And Corporate Change. 2017. Vol. 26, num. 3, p. 517 – 534. DOI : 10.1093/icc/dtw034.

Reviving demand-pull perspectives: The effect of demand uncertainty and stagnancy on R&D strategy

J. Garcia-Quevedo; G. Pellegrino; M. Savona 

Cambridge Journal Of Economics. 2017. Vol. 41, num. 4, p. 1087 – 1122. DOI : 10.1093/cje/bew042.

3. Patent Citation Data in Social Science Research: Overview and Best Practices

A. Jaffe; G. de Rassenfosse 

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 2017. Vol. 68, num. 6, p. 1360 – 1374. DOI : 10.1002/asi.23731.

2016

Pitfalls in aggregating performance measures in higher education

R. Williams; G. De Rassenfosse 

Studies in Higher Education. 2016. Vol. 41, num. 1, p. 51 – 62. DOI : 10.1080/03075079.2014.914912.

Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects

G. De Rassenfosse; A. Palangkaraya; E. Webster 

Research Policy. 2016. Vol. 45, num. 7, p. 1326 – 1336. DOI : 10.1016/jsespol.2016.03.017.

Barriers to innovation and firm productivity

A. Coad; G. Pellegrino; M. Savona 

Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 2016. Vol. 25, num. 3, p. 321 – 334. DOI : 10.1080/10438599.2015.1076193.

Venture Debt Financing: Determinants of the Lending Decision

G. De Rassenfosse; T. Fischer 

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 2016. Vol. 10, num. 3, p. 235 – 256. DOI : 10.1002/sej.1220.

2015

Rules of engagement: measuring connectivity in national systems of higher education

G. De Rassenfosse; R. Williams 

Higher Education. 2015. Vol. 70, num. 6, p. 941 – 956. DOI : 10.1007/s10734-015-9881-y.

Identifying geographic clusters: A network analytic approach

R. Catini; D. Karamshuk; O. Penner; M. Riccaboni 

Research Policy. 2015. Vol. 44, num. 9, p. 1749 – 1762. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2015.01.011.

The evolution of networks of innovators within and across borders: Evidence from patent data

A. Morescalchi; F. Pammolli; O. Penner; A. M. Petersen; M. Riccaboni 

Research Policy. 2015. Vol. 44, num. 3, p. 651 – 668. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2014.10.015.

Demand-side vs. supply-side technology policies: Hidden treatment and new empirical evidence on the policy mix

M. Guerzoni; E. Raiteri 

Research Policy. 2015. Vol. 44, num. 3, p. 726 – 747. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2014.10.009.

2014

Pitfalls in aggregating performance measures in higher education

R. Williams; G. de Rassenfosse 

2014

On the origins of the worldwide surge in patenting: An industry perspective on the R&D-patent relationship

J. Danguy; G. de Rassenfosse; B. Van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie 

Industrial and Corporate Change. 2014. Vol. 23, num. 2, p. 535 – 572. DOI : 10.1093/icc/dtu042.

Selection bias in innovation studies: A simple test

G. De Rassenfosse; A. Schoen; A. Wastyn 

Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2014. Vol. 81, num. 1, p. 287 – 299. DOI : 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.02.012.

An Introduction to the patstat database with example queries

G. de Rassenfosse; H. Dernis; G. Boedt 

Australian Economic Review. 2014. Vol. 47, num. 3, p. 395 – 408. DOI : 10.1111/1467-8462.12073.

R&D drivers and age: Are young firms different?

J. Garci­a-Quevedo; G. Pellegrino; M. Vivarelli 

Research Policy. 2014. Vol. 43, num. 9, p. 1544 – 1556. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2014.04.003.

Inequality and cumulative advantage in science careers: a case study of high-impact journals

A. Petersen; O. Penner 

EPJ Data Science. 2014. Vol. 3, num. 1, p. 24. DOI : 10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0024-y.

Reputation and impact in academic careers

A. M. Petersen; S. Fortunato; R. K. Pan; K. Kaski; O. Penner et al. 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014. Vol. 111, num. 43, p. 15316 – 15321. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1323111111.

Exploiting citation networks for large-scale author name disambiguation

C. Schulz; A. Mazloumian; A. M. Petersen; O. Penner; D. Helbing 

EPJ Data Science. 2014. Vol. 3, num. 1, p. 11. DOI : 10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0011-3.

2013

The role of fees in patent systems: Theory and evidence

G. de Rassenfosse; B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie 

Journal of Economic Surveys. 2013. Vol. 27, num. 4, p. 696 – 716. DOI : 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2011.00712.x.

Is Europe Evolving Toward an Integrated Research Area?

A. Chessa; A. Morescalchi; F. Pammolli; O. Penner; A. M. Petersen et al. 

Science. 2013. Vol. 339, num. 6120, p. 650 – 651. DOI : 10.1126/science.1227970.

The determinants of quality national higher education systems

R. Williams; G. de Rassenfosse; P. Jensen; S. Marginson 

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2013. Vol. 35, num. 6, p. 599 – 611. DOI : 10.1080/1360080X.2013.854288.

The worldwide count of priority patents: A new indicator of inventive activity

G. De Rassenfosse; H. Dernis; D. Guellec; L. Picci; B. Van Pottelsberghe De La Potterie 

Research Policy. 2013. Vol. 42, num. 3, p. 720 – 737. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2012.11.002.

Do firms face a trade-off between the quantity and the quality of their inventions?

G. De Rassenfosse 

Research Policy. 2013. Vol. 42, num. 5, p. 1072 – 1079. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2013.02.005.

On the Predictability of Future Impact in Science

O. Penner; R. K. Pan; A. M. Petersen; K. Kaski; S. Fortunato 

Scientific Reports. 2013. Vol. 3, p. 3052. DOI : 10.1038/srep03052.

The case for caution in predicting scientists’ future impact

O. Penner; R. K. Pan; A. M. Petersen; S. Fortunato 

Physics Today. 2013. Vol. 66, num. 4, p. 8. DOI : 10.1063/PT.3.1928.

2012

How SMEs exploit their intellectual property assets: Evidence from survey data

G. de Rassenfosse 

Small Business Economics. 2012. Vol. 39, num. 2, p. 437 – 452. DOI : 10.1007/s11187-010-9313-4.

On the price elasticity of demand for patents

G. de Rassenfosse; B. van Pottelsberghe de La Potterie 

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 2012. Vol. 74, num. 1, p. 58 – 77. DOI : 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00638.x.

Young firms and innovation: A microeconometric analysis

G. Pellegrino; M. Piva; M. Vivarelli 

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 2012. Vol. 23, num. 4, p. 329 – 340. DOI : 10.1016/j.strueco.2011.10.003.

2009

A policy insight into the R&D-patent relationship

G. de Rassenfosse; B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie 

Research Policy. 2009. Vol. 38, num. 5, p. 779 – 792. DOI : 10.1016/j.respol.2008.12.013.

2008

Policymakers and the R&D-patent relationship

B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie; G. de Rassenfosse 

Intereconomics. 2008. Vol. 43, num. 6, p. 377 – 380. DOI : 10.1007/s10272-008-0271-x.

2007

Per un pugno di dollari: A first look at the price elasticity of patents

G. de Rassenfosse; B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie 

Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 2007. Vol. 23, num. 4, p. 588 – 604. DOI : 10.1093/oxrep/grm032.