Samuel S. Kortum

University of Chicago - Department of Economics

1126 East 59th Street

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

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Citation 19

Does Venture Capital Spur Innovation?

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 29 Sep 1998
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit
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Does Venture Capital Spur Innovation?

NBER Working Paper No. w6846
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 05 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2022
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit
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Unilateral Carbon Taxes, Border Tax Adjustments, and Carbon Leakage

University of Chicago Institute for Law & Economics Olin Research Paper No. 600
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Jun 2012
University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago - Law School
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carbon leakage, carbon taxes, climate change, Kyoto Protocol, CGE modeling

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Citation 903

Plants and Productivity in International Trade

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 May 2000
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Plants and Productivity in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w7688
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 May 2000 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022
Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Citation 163

Trade and the Global Recession

National Bank of Belgium Working Paper No. 196
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 15 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2010
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum, Brent Neiman and John Romalis
Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Trade and the Global Recession

NBER Working Paper No. w16666
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 10 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2023
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum, Brent Neiman and John Romalis
Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Border Adjustments for Carbon Emissions: Basic Concepts and Design

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 16-09
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Jun 2016
Samuel S. Kortum and David A. Weisbach
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Law School
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Carbon Taxes, Leakage, Border Adjustments

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Unilateral Carbon Taxes, Border Adjustments and Carbon Leakage

RDCEP Working Paper No. 12-04
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2012
University of Chicago, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago - Law School
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carbon leakage, carbon taxes, climate change, Kyoto Protocol, CGE modeling

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Are All Patent Examiners Equal? The Impact of Examiner Characteristics

NBER Working Paper No. w8980
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2022
Iain M. Cockburn, Samuel S. Kortum and Scott Stern
Boston University Questrom School of Business, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w14610
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 29 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2022
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum and Francis Kramarz
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE)
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An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7111
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 18 Feb 2009
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum and Francis Kramarz
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE)
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Citation 59
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export, firms, general equilibrium, productivity, trade

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Technology and Bilateral Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w6253
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?

NBER Working Paper No. w6204
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 01 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit
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Unbalanced Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w13035
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
Robert Dekle, Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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The Contribution of Data to Advances in Research in International Trade: An Agenda for the Next Decade

American Economic Association, Ten Years and Beyond: Economists Answer NSF's Call for Long-Term Research Agendas
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Citation 321

Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w8819
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Feb 2002 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Tor Jakob Klette and Samuel S. Kortum
(Deceased) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3248
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Apr 2002
Tor Jakob Klette and Samuel S. Kortum
(Deceased) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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R&D, firm growth, productivity, market structure, endogenous growth theory, birth and death processes

Innovating Firms and Aggregate Innovation

Posted: 03 Sep 2004
Tor Jakob Klette and Samuel S. Kortum
(Deceased) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Environmental Change and Hedonic Cost Functions for Automobiles

NBER Working Paper No. w5746
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Oct 1996 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2022
Steven Berry, Samuel S. Kortum and Ariel Pakes
Yale University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Trade in Capital Goods

NBER Working Paper No. w8070
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Jan 2001 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 88 (553,141)
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Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment

NBER Working Paper No. w13846
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2022
Robert Dekle, Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 87 (556,952)
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Dissecting Trade: Firms, Industries, and Export Destinations

NBER Working Paper No. w10344
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2022
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum and Francis Kramarz
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE)
Downloads 85 (564,934)
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International Patenting and Technology Diffusion

NBER Working Paper No. w4931
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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International Patenting and Technology Diffusion

Posted: 02 Sep 1999
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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International Trade: Linking Micro and Macro

NBER Working Paper No. w17864
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2023
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum and Sebastian Sotelo
Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
Downloads 79 (589,738)
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Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD

NBER Working Paper No. w5049
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 75 (616,104)
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Trade in Ideas: Patenting and Productivity in the OECD

Posted: 10 Oct 1998
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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A Model of Research, Patenting, and Technological Change

NBER Working Paper No. w4646
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2022
Samuel S. Kortum
University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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European Technology Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w6827
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Jul 1999 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Jonathan Eaton, Eva Gutierrez and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics, Boston University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
Downloads 61 (676,067)
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Innovation, Diffusion, and Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w12385
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Engines of Growth: Domestic and Foreign Sources of Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w5207
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Engines of Growth: Domestic and Foreign Sources of Innovation

Posted: 20 Sep 1996
Jonathan Eaton and Samuel S. Kortum
Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Obstfeld and Rogoff's International Macro Puzzles: A Quantitative Assessment

NBER Working Paper No. w21774
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2023
Jonathan Eaton, Samuel S. Kortum and Brent Neiman
Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts - Department of Economic, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Assessing the Impact of Venture Capital on Innovation

RAND Journal of Economics, Winter 2000
Posted: 24 Dec 2000
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

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Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2000
Posted: 05 Nov 2000
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

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Assessing the Contribution of Venture Capital to Innovation

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Samuel S. Kortum and Josh Lerner
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School - Finance Unit

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Experimental/primary research, Theoretical, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Inventions, R&D, Manufacturing industries, Technology innovation, Financing, Venture capital, Patents, Innovation process

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Research and Productivity Growth: Theory and Evidence from Patent Data

Posted: 13 Sep 1999
Samuel S. Kortum
University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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