Patent Citations—An Analysis of Quality Differences and Citing Practices in Hybrid Corn

Petra Moser
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Petra Moser
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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012
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Joerg Ohmstedt
Joerg Ohmstedt
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Bain & Company, 80335 Munich, Germany
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Paul W. Rhode
Paul W. Rhode
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109; and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Petra Moser

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Petra Moser

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Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, New York 10012

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Joerg Ohmstedt

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Bain & Company, 80335 Munich, Germany

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Paul W. Rhode

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109; and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Published Online:5 Apr 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2688

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Received:April 08, 2013
Accepted:July 26, 2016
Published Online:April 05, 2017

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