Details about Lee G. Branstetter

Homepage:	https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/branstetter-lee
Workplace:	H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. Does "Made in China 2025" Work for China? Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2. Picking Winners? Government Subsidies and Firm Productivity in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
3. The online gig economy's impact is not as big as many thought
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2021

4. Does Offshoring Production Reduce Innovation: Firm-Level Evidence from Taiwan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2019

5. The China Shock and Employment in Portuguese Firms
   GEE Papers, Gabinete de Estratégia e Estudos, Ministério da Economia View citations (32)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (27)
6. The China Shock and Portuguese Manufacturing
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
7. The Rise of Global Innovation by US Multinationals Poses Risks and Opportunities
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
8. Why Has China Overinvested in Coal Power?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Why Has China Overinvested in Coal Power?, The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2018

9. Knowledge Transfer Abroad: The Role of U.S. Inventors within Global R&D Networks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2017

10. Against the Wind: China's Struggle to Integrate Wind Energy into Its National Grid
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (3)
11. Network-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis of Information Security Innovations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2)
12. The Case for an American Productivity Revival
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (21)

2015

13. Get With the Program: Software-Driven Innovation in Traditional Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Get with the Program: Software-Driven Innovation in Traditional Manufacturing, Management Science, INFORMS (2019) View citations (24) (2019)

2014

14. Generic Competition and the Incentives for Early-Stage Pharmaceutical Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2012

15. Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) (2013)

2011

16. Going Soft: How the Rise of Software Based Innovation Led to the Decline of Japan's IT Industry and the Resurgence of Silicon Valley
    Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Going Soft: How the Rise of Software-Based Innovation Led to the Decline of Japan's IT Industry and the Resurgence of Silicon Valley, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
17. Regulation and Welfare: Evidence from Paragraph IV Generic Entry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Regulation and welfare: evidence from paragraph IV generic entry in the pharmaceutical industry, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2016) View citations (35) (2016)
18. The Incredible Shrinking Portuguese Firm
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)

2010

19. Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2014) View citations (90) (2014)
20. Globalization and Technology Absorption: Role of Trade, FDI and Cross-Border Knowledge Flows
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
21. Report on the State of Available Data for the Study of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)

2009

22. Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment, and Industrial Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment and Industrial Development, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (89) (2011)

2007

23. Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Facts and Fallacies about US FDI in China, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
24. Intellectual Property Rights, Imitation, and Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)

2006

25. China's Embrace of Globalisation
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (53)

2005

26. Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U.S. Firm-Level Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
27. Is Academic Science Driving a Surge in Industrial Innovation? Evidence from Patent Citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
28. Is Academic Science Raising Innovative Productivity? Theory and Evidence from Firm-Level Data
    Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)

2004

29. Do stronger intellectual property rights increase international technology transfer? Empirical evidence from U.S. firm-level panel data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U. S. Firm-Level Panel Data, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (364) (2006)

2003

30. Is Japan's Innovative Capacity in Decline?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Is Japan's Innovative Capacity in Decline?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2000

31. Is Foreign Direct Investment a Channel of Knowledge Spillovers? Evidence from Japan's FDI in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    See also Journal Article Is foreign direct investment a channel of knowledge spillovers? Evidence from Japan's FDI in the United States, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (276) (2006)
32. When Do Research Consortia Work Well and Why? Evidence from Japanese Panel Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article When Do Research Consortia Work Well and Why? Evidence from Japanese Panel Data, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (204) (2002)

1999

33. Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2001) View citations (182) (2001)
34. Does Cash Flow Cause Investment and R&D: An Exploration Using Panel Data for French, Japanese, and United States Scientific Firms
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (83)
    Also in Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (1998) View citations (40)
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1998) View citations (38)
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1998) View citations (36)
35. Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Political Economy Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Trade and foreign direct investment in China: a political economy approach, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (65) (2002)

1997

36. Japanese Research Consortia: A Microeconometric Analysis of Industrial Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Japanese Research Consortia: A Microeconometric Analysis of Industrial Policy, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (109) (1998)

1996

37. Are Knowledge Spillovers International or Intranational in Scope? Microeconometric Evidence from the Japan and the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

1995

38. The Time Series Relationship Between Investment and Cash Flow in the Scientific Sector: A Panel Data Study Comparing French, Japanese, and the United States Firms
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Network-Mediated Knowledge Spillovers in ICT/Information Security
   Review of Network Economics, 2021, 19, (2), 85-114
2. Why Has China Overinvested in Coal Power?
   The Energy Journal, 2021, Volume 42, (Number 2), 113-134 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Why Has China Overinvested in Coal Power?, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2019

3. Get with the Program: Software-Driven Innovation in Traditional Manufacturing
   Management Science, 2019, 65, (2), 541-558 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Get With the Program: Software-Driven Innovation in Traditional Manufacturing, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2018

4. South Korea's transition from imitator to innovator: The role of external demand shocks
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2018, 49, (C), 28-42 View citations (2)

2017

5. China's wind industry: Leading in deployment, lagging in innovation
   Energy Policy, 2017, 106, (C), 588-599 View citations (31)
6. Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Development: Is Asia Different?
   Millennial Asia, 2017, 8, (1), 5-25 View citations (4)

2016

7. Regulation and welfare: evidence from paragraph IV generic entry in the pharmaceutical industry
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2016, 47, (4), 857-890 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Regulation and Welfare: Evidence from Paragraph IV Generic Entry in the Pharmaceutical Industry, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (22) (2011)

2014

8. Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal
   Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (577), 805-832 View citations (90)
   See also Working Paper Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (31) (2010)

2013

9. Going Soft: How the Rise of Software-Based Innovation Led to the Decline of Japan's IT Industry and the Resurgence of Silicon Valley
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (3), 757-775 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Going Soft: How the Rise of Software Based Innovation Led to the Decline of Japan's IT Industry and the Resurgence of Silicon Valley, Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2011

10. Does intellectual property rights reform spur industrial development?
    Journal of International Economics, 2011, 83, (1), 27-36 View citations (105)
11. Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment and Industrial Development
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (555), 1161-1191 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment, and Industrial Development, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2006

12. Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U. S. Firm-Level Panel Data
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (1), 321-349 View citations (364)
    See also Working Paper Do stronger intellectual property rights increase international technology transfer? Empirical evidence from U.S. firm-level panel data, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (6) (2004)
13. Is foreign direct investment a channel of knowledge spillovers? Evidence from Japan's FDI in the United States
    Journal of International Economics, 2006, 68, (2), 325-344 View citations (276)
    See also Working Paper Is Foreign Direct Investment a Channel of Knowledge Spillovers? Evidence from Japan's FDI in the United States, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (78) (2000)
14. Review of Innovation and Its Discontents
    Capitalism and Society, 2006, 1, (3), 6
15. The impact of technology transfer and R & D on productivity growth in Taiwanese industry: Microeconometric analysis using plant and firm-level data
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2006, 20, (2), 177-192 View citations (15)

2005

16. Exploring the Link Between Academic Science and Industrial Innovation
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2005, (79-80), 119-142 View citations (28)
    See also Chapter Exploring the Link between Academic Science and Industrial Innovation, NBER Chapters, 2010, 119-142 (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2004

17. DO STRONGER PATENTS INDUCE MORE LOCAL INNOVATION?
    Journal of International Economic Law, 2004, 7, (2), 359-370 View citations (14)

2003

18. Measuring the impact of US research consortia
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2003, 24, (2-3), 51-69 View citations (4)

2002

19. Trade and foreign direct investment in China: a political economy approach
    Journal of International Economics, 2002, 58, (2), 335-358 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Political Economy Approach, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (19) (1999)
20. When Do Research Consortia Work Well and Why? Evidence from Japanese Panel Data
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (1), 143-159 View citations (204)
    See also Working Paper When Do Research Consortia Work Well and Why? Evidence from Japanese Panel Data, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (8) (2000)

2001

21. Are knowledge spillovers international or intranational in scope?: Microeconometric evidence from the U.S. and Japan
    Journal of International Economics, 2001, 53, (1), 53-79 View citations (301)
22. Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2001, 32, (1), 77-100 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (26) (1999)

2000

23. Rene Belderbos, Japanese Electronics Multinationals and Strategic Trade Policies
    Economic Review, 2000, 51, (3), 283-285
24. Vertical Keiretsu and Knowledge Spillovers in Japanese Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2000, 14, (2), 73-104 View citations (27)

1998

25. Japanese Research Consortia: A Microeconometric Analysis of Industrial Policy
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1998, 46, (2), 207-233 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Japanese Research Consortia: A Microeconometric Analysis of Industrial Policy, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (21) (1997)
26. Looking for International Knowledge Spillovers: A Review of the Literature with Suggestions for New Approaches
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1998, (49-50), 517-540 View citations (23)

Books

2008

1. Globalization and Ttechnology Absorption in Europe and Central Asia: The Role of Trade, FDI, and Cross-Border Knowledge Flows
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (9)

Chapters

2023

1. The Challenges of Chinese Industrial Policy
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 3, 2023, pp 77-113 View citations (3)

2014

2. The Rise of International Coinvention
   A chapter in The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, 2014, pp 135-168 View citations (9)

2013

3. Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy
   A chapter in Globalization in an Age of Crisis: Multilateral Economic Cooperation in the Twenty-First Century, 2013, pp 215-250
   See also Working Paper Facing the Climate Change Challenge in a Global Economy, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2010

4. Exploring the Link between Academic Science and Industrial Innovation
   A chapter in Contributions in Memory of Zvi Griliches, 2010, pp 119-142 View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Exploring the Link Between Academic Science and Industrial Innovation, GENES (2005) View citations (28) (2005)
5. Facts and Fallacies about US FDI in China
   A chapter in China's Growing Role in World Trade, 2010, pp 513-539 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (7) (2007)

2003

6. Is Japan's Innovative Capacity in Decline?
   A chapter in Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan, 2003, pp 191-224 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Is Japan's Innovative Capacity in Decline?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (10) (2003)

2000

7. Foreign Direct Investment and R&D Spillovers: Is There a Connection?
   A chapter in The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in East Asian Economic Development, 2000, pp 113-146 View citations (7)