The Effect of Patent Protection on Inventor Mobility

Eduardo Melero
Eduardo Melero
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Department of Business Administration, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28903 Getafe, Spain;
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Neus Palomeras
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Neus Palomeras
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Department of Business Administration, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28903 Getafe, Spain;
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David Wehrheim
David Wehrheim
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IESE Business School, University of Navarra, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Department of Business Administration, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28903 Getafe, Spain;

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Neus Palomeras

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Neus Palomeras

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Department of Business Administration, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28903 Getafe, Spain;

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David Wehrheim

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IESE Business School, University of Navarra, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

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Published Online:27 May 2020https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3500

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Received:January 02, 2018
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Published Online:May 27, 2020

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