PATENTS, R&D, AND MARKET STRUCTURE IN THE U.S. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
| dc.creator | Gopinath, Munisamy | |
| dc.creator | Vasavada, Utpal | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:43:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:10:57Z | |
| dc.description | This study investigates the effects of market structure and research and development (R&D) on the innovation activities of firms. Fixed and random effects count data models are estimated with firm-level data for the U.S. food processing industry. Results show a positive association between patents and R&D, and patents and market structure, suggesting that firms which exhibit noncompetitive behavior are likely to develop new products and processes. Significant intra-industry spillovers of knowledge are identified using industry R&D. For this industry, deadweight losses from imperfect competition may be offset by greater product variety and quality of food products for consumers. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.30869 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30869/files/24010127.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30869 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/546038 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30869 | |
| dc.title | PATENTS, R&D, AND MARKET STRUCTURE IN THE U.S. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY | |
| dc.type | Text |