Essays on Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation in Agriculture
Umeno, Soyoko
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Description
Title
Essays on Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation in Agriculture
Author(s)
Umeno, Soyoko
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Kesan, Jay P.
Department of Study
Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Discipline
Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Economics, Agricultural
Language
eng
Abstract
The last essay examines the characteristics of patents that contribute to future innovation and affect the rate of technical changes in the agricultural biotechnology industry. Results from this essay imply that innovation networks in agricultural biotechnology are rather undifferentiated, in which various inventors take advantage of the diffusion of knowledge facilitated by patents. Further, such a structure would have a limited contribution to promoting new entries into the technological niche. However, the seemingly undifferentiated structure is constructed by observable players who connect multiple technical niches in this industry. As a result, they provide a structure in the innovation network, which is likely to increase positive externalities within the network.
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