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Innovation and Incentives: Evidence from Corporate R&D
This paper examines the impact of the shifting compensation of the heads of corporate research and development. Among firms with centralized R&D organizations, a clear relationship emerges: more long-term incentives (e.g. stock options and restricted stock) are associated with more heavily cited patents.
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http://www.nber.org/papers/W11944