| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5059238 | Economics Letters | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
I show that very complex inventions stay outside the patent system more often than medium-complexity products. I test this hypothesis using a subset of international patents data. The regressions confirm that patents and technological complexity have an inverted-U shape relation.
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Authors
Jose Fernandez Donoso,