This paper examines the outcomes of international patent examinations in order to consider the degree to which different patent offices reach different decisions about an invention’s patentability.
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The effects of patents on scientific inquiry
Jensen, P.H. and Webster, E. (2011). “The effects of patents on scientific inquiry”, Australian Economic Review 44(1), 88-94.

Innovation, technological conditions and new firm survival
We model firm survival and examine the relative influence of firm, industry and macroeconomic factors on survival for new vis-à-vis incumbent firms in Australia.
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Application pendency times and outcomes across four patent offices
In this paper, we describe two dimensions of the international patenting process: application outcomes and pendency periods.
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Labeling characteristics and demand for retail grocery products in Australia
This paper examines whether labelling characteristics affect short-run demand for manufactured foods in Australia.
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