Spinoffs and the Mobility of U.S. Merchant Semiconductor Inventors

Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 487 - 506
Published: Mar 1, 2015
Abstract
Data on inventors and assignees of patents are used to analyze the mobility of semiconductor inventors. Exploiting data on the origins of semiconductor producers with larger sales, we argue that the higher mobility of semiconductor inventors in Silicon Valley is in great part due to the entry of spinoffs there. Our empirical evidence suggests that spinoff entry promoted mobility in Silicon Valley even before the industry was clustered there....
Paper Details
Title
Spinoffs and the Mobility of U.S. Merchant Semiconductor Inventors
Published Date
Mar 1, 2015
Volume
61
Issue
3
Pages
487 - 506
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