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The knowledge production function is a questionable device for identifying the determinants of commercial patenting. Adapted from firm level analysis, it implicitly assumes that some mechanism exists ...

Abstract: The knowledge production function is central to research and development–based growth models. This paper empirically investigates the knowledge production function and intertemporal ...