Patents, R&D, and Market Structure in the U.S. Food Processing Industry

This study investigates the effects of market structure and research and development (R&D) on the innovation activities of firms. Fixed and random effects count data models are estimated with firm-level data for the U.S. food processing industry. Results show a positive association between paten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Munisamy Gopinath, Utpal Vasavada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 1999-07-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Subjects:
r&d
Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30869