Are scientific indicators of patent quality useful to investors?

Journal of Empirical Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-107

  Hirschey, Mark ^a   Richardson, Vernon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Market value; Patent citations; Patents; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346268867     PISSN: 09275398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2003.01.001     Document Type: Article

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