Assorted Links (EconFin) | David Cerezo Sánchez

1. Innovation Without Patents — Evidence from the World Fairs: how the propensity to patent changes over time
2. Software Patents and the Return of Functional Claiming: Lemley call for the return of the 1952 Patent Act
3. Buffett’s Alpha: betting against beta with ingenious sources of leverage
4. R&D and the Incentives from Merger and Acquisition Activity: empirical evidence for the “small businesses are more innovative than large firms” mantra
5. Regulation and Investment in Network Industries: Evidence from European Telecoms. Access regulation considered harmful to network investment.