Timothy Simcoe

Boston University - Questrom School of Business

Associate Professor of Strategy & Innovation

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1.

How Essential are Standard-Essential Patents?

Stanford Public Law Working Paper, 104 Cornell Law Review 607 (2019)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2020
Mark A. Lemley and Timothy Simcoe
Stanford Law School and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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CEO Over-Confidence and Innovation

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 May 2010
Timothy Simcoe and Alberto Galasso
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Innovation, R&D, CEO Overconfidence Managerial biases

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Standard Setting Committees: Consensus Governance for Shared Technology Platforms

American Economic Review, 102(1): 305–336, February 2012
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 May 2006 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2014
Timothy Simcoe
Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Standards, Compatibility, Comittee, Internet

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Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard Setting Organizations

NET Institute Working Paper No. 05-22
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Nov 2005
Marc Rysman and Timothy Simcoe
Boston University - Department of Economics and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Patents, Performance, Technical Standards, Voluntary Standard-Setting Organizations

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Tying and Exclusion in FRAND Licensing: Evaluating Qualcomm

Antitrust Source, Forthcoming, Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper No. 3523797
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 May 2020
Erik Hovenkamp and Timothy Simcoe
USC Gould School of Law and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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FRAND, RAND, standards, standard-setting, licensing, antitrust, tying, exclusive dealing

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Final Report of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology Patent Damages Workshop

Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Vol. 25(1), pp. 115-142 (2017). , UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No. 2823658
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2018
Stuart J.H. Graham, Peter S. Menell, Carl Shapiro and Timothy Simcoe
Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Patents, Damages, Conjoint Analysis, Reasonable Royalty, Patent Case Management, Expert Witnesses

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Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California

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Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 13-030
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 15 May 2014
Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Harvard Business School
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Public procurement, green building, quality certification, environmental policy

Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings

NBER Working Paper No. w18385
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2021
Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Harvard Business School
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Information Technology, Productivity and Asset Ownership: Evidence from Taxicab Fleets

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Information Technology, Productivity and Asset Ownership: Evidence from Taxicab Fleets

NET Institute Working Paper No. 06-28
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 16 May 2014
Evan Rawley and Timothy Simcoe
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Asset ownership, information technology, productivity

Information Technology, Productivity and Asset Ownership: Evidence from Taxicab Fleets

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 09-39
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2012
Evan Rawley and Timothy Simcoe
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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asset ownership, productivity, information technology

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Does Patent Monetization Promote SSO Participation?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2021
Timothy Simcoe and Qing Zhang
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Charles River Associates (CRA)
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Standardization, FRAND, Patents

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Choosing the Rules for Consensus Standardization

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 May 2009 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2013
Joseph Farrell and Timothy Simcoe
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Consensus, Standards, Compatibility, Innovation

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Patent Examiner Specialization

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Patent Examiner Specialization

Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2017
Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Patent, specialization, examination, agglomeration

Patent Examiner Specialization

NBER Working Paper No. w23913
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Oct 2017
Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Identifying the Age Profile of Patent Citations

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 26 Mar 2006
Aditi Mehta, Marc Rysman and Timothy Simcoe
Boston University, Boston University - Department of Economics and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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patent citations, age profile, lag distribution, grant lag

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Comments of Law and Business Scholars Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Regarding a Proposed Update to the Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 182, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 357
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 27 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2017
Jorge L. Contreras, Brad Biddle, Colleen V. Chien, Donald Knebel, Mark A. Lemley, Daryl Lim, Brian J. Love, Peter S. Menell, Joseph Scott Miller, Timothy Simcoe, Liza Vertinsky and Elizabeth I. Winston
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, Arizona State University (ASU) - College of Law, Santa Clara University - School of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Stanford Law School, Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Maryland Carey School of Law and Catholic University of America (CUA) - Columbus School of Law
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DOJ, FTC, Antitrust, Guidelines, Licensing, FRAND

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Explaining the Increase in Intellectual Property Disclosure

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 04 May 2009
Timothy Simcoe
Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Standards, Compatibility

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Disease Management

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 May 2006
Paul J. Gertler and Timothy Simcoe
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Disease Management, Self Control, Diabetes, Preventive Medicine

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Forking, Fragmentation and Splintering

Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper No. 2862234
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2019
Timothy Simcoe and Jeremy Watson
Boston University - Questrom School of Business and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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Forking, fragmentation, splintering, standards, platforms

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Related Diversification and Outsourcing in the Taxicab Industry

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Related Diversification and Outsourcing in the Taxicab Industry

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2012
Evan Rawley and Timothy Simcoe
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Diversification, Outsourcing, Vertical Integration

Related Diversification and Outsourcing in the Taxicab Industry

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-08-10 (revised April, 2009)
Posted: 12 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2012
Evan Rawley and Timothy Simcoe
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business

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Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Continuation Practice at the USPTO

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Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Continuation Practice at the USPTO

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 09 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2022
Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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patents, standards, standard essential patents, continuations

Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Continuation Practice at the USPTO

NBER Working Paper No. w27686
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2022
Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Tax Credits and Small Firm R&D Spending

Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Apr 2017
Ajay K. Agrawal, Carlos Rosell and Timothy Simcoe
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Department of Finance, Canada and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Research, Development, Tax Credit, Adjustment Costs

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A NAASTy Alternative to RAND Pricing Commitments

Telecommunications Policy, 35(11): 1010–1017, December 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 25 May 2014
Marc Rysman and Timothy Simcoe
Boston University - Department of Economics and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Standards, compatibility, patents, licensing, FRAND, hold-up

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Effects of Content Sourcing Strategy on Online News Subscription

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2021
Xiaoli Yang, Nachiketa Sahoo and Timothy Simcoe
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Online Newspapers, Content Sourcing Strategy, Paywall, Willingness to Pay, Endogenous Switching

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Patent Policy and American Innovation after eBay: An Empirical Examination

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Filippo Mezzanotti and Timothy Simcoe
Kellogg School of Management - Department of Finance and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
Downloads 122 (320,740)
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Patent, injunction

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CEO Overconfidence and Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w16041
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 02 May 2021
Alberto Galasso and Timothy Simcoe
University of Toronto - Strategic Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Disclosure Rules and Declared Essential Patents

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Disclosure Rules and Declared Essential Patents

Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 21 Jul 2017
Rudi Bekkers, Christian Catalini, Arianna Martinelli, Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Standards, Compatibility, Patents, Licensing, FRAND

Disclosure Rules and Declared Essential Patents

NBER Working Paper No. w23627
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 02 Sep 2022
Rudi Bekkers, Christian Catalini, Arianna Martinelli, Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code

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Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 01 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2020
Emek Basker and Timothy Simcoe
U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Universal Product Code, Barcode, Supply Chain, Network Effects, Trademarks

Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code

NBER Working Paper No. w24040
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 20 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022
Emek Basker and Timothy Simcoe
U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Diversification, Vertical Contracting and Diseconomies of Scope: Evidence from the Taxicab Industry

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Feb 2010
Evan Rawley and Timothy Simcoe
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
Downloads 100 (367,800)
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Diversification, diseconomies of scope, adaptation, outsourcing, asset ownership.

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What's in a (Missing) Name? Status and Signaling in Open Standards Development

NET Institute Working Paper No. 08-31
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Oct 2008
Timothy Simcoe, David Waguespack and Lee Fleming
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Maryland and Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
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Brief Of Amicus Curiae Law And Economics Scholars In Support Of Petition For Rehearing En Banc in Continental v. Avanci (5th Cir. 2022)

Santa Clara Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Apr 2022
Jorge L. Contreras, Michael A. Carrier, Bernard Chao, Andrew Chin, Erik Hovenkamp, Mark A. Lemley, Brian J. Love, A. Douglas Melamed, Guy A. Rub, Joshua D. Sarnoff, Steven Semeraro, Timothy Simcoe and Joy Y Xiang
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, Rutgers Law School, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, USC Gould School of Law, Stanford Law School, Santa Clara University School of Law, Stanford Law School, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, DePaul University College of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Peking University - School of Transnational Law
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standards, FRAND, licensing, patent, standing, SSO, antitrust

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Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

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Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper No. 3815038
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Mar 2021
Justus Baron, Bernhard Ganglmair, Nicola Persico, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino
Northwestern University - Center on Law, Business, and Economics, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Junior Research Group Competition and Innovation, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Luiss Guido Carli University
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Gender, diversity, selectorate, STEM, standards

Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

NBER Working Paper No. w28649
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2022
Justus Baron, Bernhard Ganglmair, Nicola Persico, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino
Northwestern University - Center on Law, Business, and Economics, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Junior Research Group Competition and Innovation, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Luiss Guido Carli University
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Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16002
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 May 2021
Justus Baron, Bernhard Ganglmair, Nicola Persico, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino
Northwestern University - Center on Law, Business, and Economics, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Junior Research Group Competition and Innovation, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Luiss Guido Carli University
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Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and the Platform Paradox

NBER Working Paper No. w13632
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2022
Timothy Simcoe, Stuart J.H. Graham and Maryann P. Feldman
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Learning From Testimony on Quantitative Research in Management

Academy of Management Review 2019, Boston University Questrom School of Business Research Paper No. 3816190
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Apr 2021
Andrew A. King, Brent Goldfarb and Timothy Simcoe
Questrom School of Business- Boston University, University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Problem of testimony, specification map

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Tax Credits and Small Firm R&D Spending

NBER Working Paper No. w20615
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Ajay K. Agrawal, Carlos Rosell and Timothy Simcoe
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Department of Finance, Canada and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation

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Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation

NBER Working Paper No. w24358
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 28 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2022
Bernhard Ganglmair, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Junior Research Group Competition and Innovation, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Luiss Guido Carli University
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Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12733
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 26 Feb 2018
Bernhard Ganglmair, Timothy Simcoe and Emanuele Tarantino
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Junior Research Group Competition and Innovation, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Luiss Guido Carli University
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dynamic discrete choice, Experimentation, learning, Standardization

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Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, and Platform Technologies

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Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, and Platform Technologies

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 775-816, Fall 2009
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Oct 2009
Timothy Simcoe, Stuart J.H. Graham and Maryann P. Feldman
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and Platform Technologies

Posted: 08 Jul 2009
Timothy Simcoe, Stuart J.H. Graham and Maryann P. Feldman
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Compatibility, Standards, Patents, Litigation, Platform