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When Does Patent Protection Stimulate Innovation?
The paper argues that although patents act as an incentive to innovate, they also can lead the patent holder to rest on his laurels and at the same time discourage some innovators from innovating, reducing knowledge spillovers.
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http://www.efm.bris.ac.uk/economics/working_papers/pdffiles/dp04565.pdf