Thought for Food: A New Dataset on Innovation for Agricultural Use

Colorado College Working Paper No. 2009-03

9 Pages Posted: 10 Jun 2009

See all articles by Daniel K. N. Johnson

Daniel K. N. Johnson

Colorado College - Department of Economics and Business; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Christopher Ryan Hughes

University of Bergen; Colorado College - Department of Economics and Business

Date Written: June 8, 2009

Abstract

Agriculture, like many primary and service sectors, is a frequent recipient of innovation intended for its use, even if those innovations originate in industrial sectors. The challenge has been identifying them from patent data, which are recorded for administrative purposes using the International Patent Classification (IPC) system. We reprogram a well-tested tool, the OECD Technology Concordance (OTC), to identify 16 million patents granted between 1975 and 2006 worldwide which have potential application in agriculture. This paper presents the methodology of that dataset’s construction, introduces the data via summaries by nation and industrial sector over time, and suggests some potential avenues for future exploration of empirical issues using these data.

Keywords: agriculture, patent, data, concordance

JEL Classification: O13, O30, O34, Q10, Q16

Suggested Citation

Johnson, Daniel Kent Neil and Hughes, Christopher Ryan, Thought for Food: A New Dataset on Innovation for Agricultural Use (June 8, 2009). Colorado College Working Paper No. 2009-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1416462 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1416462

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