patents_rd: Dynamic Relation Between Patents and R&D

patents_rdR Documentation

Dynamic Relation Between Patents and R&D

Description

yearly observations of 346 production units

Format

a tibble containing:

  • cusip: Compustat's identifying number for the firm

  • year: year

  • ardssic: a two-digit code for the applied R

  • scisect: is the firm in the scientific sector ?

  • capital72: book value of capital in 1972

  • sumpat: the sum of patents applied for between 1972-1979

  • rd: R and D spending during the year (in 1972 dollars)

  • patents: the number of patents applied for during the year that were eventually granted

Source

http://cameron.econ.ucdavis.edu/racd/racddata.html, chapter 9.

References

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