University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Essays on Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation in Agriculture
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe 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.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Agricultural and Consumer Economics
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Umeno, Soyoko
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Kesan, Jay P.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3243015
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82982