Sure, but Who has the Energy? The Importance of Location for Knowledge Transfer in the Energy Sector

Colorado College Working Paper 2011-14

25 Pages Posted: 11 Dec 2011 Last revised: 28 Mar 2015

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Jeff Moore

Colorado College - Department of Economics and Business

Daniel K. N. Johnson

Colorado College - Department of Economics and Business; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Kristina M.L. Acri née Lybecker

Colorado College - Department of Economics & Business

Date Written: November 1, 2011

Abstract

Using over 250,000 U.S. patent citations, we test whether knowledge transfers in the energy sector are sensitive to distance, and whether that sensitivity has changed over time. Controlling for self-citation by inventor, assignee and examiner, multivariate regression analysis shows that physical distance is becoming less important for spillovers with time.

Keywords: energy, patent, citation, spillover, distance

JEL Classification: L6, N9, O3, R1

Suggested Citation

Moore, Jeff and Johnson, Daniel Kent Neil and Acri née Lybecker, Kristina M.L., Sure, but Who has the Energy? The Importance of Location for Knowledge Transfer in the Energy Sector (November 1, 2011). Colorado College Working Paper 2011-14, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1970437 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1970437

Jeff Moore

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