Innovation, the diesel engine and vehicle markets : evidence from OECD engine patents
This paper uses a patent data set to identify factors fostering innovation of diesel engines between 1974 and 2010 in the OECD region. The propensity of engine producers to innovate grew by 1.9 standard deviations after the expansion of the car market, by 0.7 standard deviations following a shift in...
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Elsevier
2014
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