Details about Elizabeth Webster

E-mail:	e.webster@unimelb.edu.au
Homepage:	https://www.swinburne.edu.au/business-law/our-people/profile/index.php?id=emwebster
Phone:	+61 3 9214 4620
Postal address:	Centre for Transformative Innovation Faculty of Business and Law Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
Workplace:	School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, (more information at EDIRC)

Access statistics for papers by Elizabeth Webster.

Last updated 2024-08-09. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pwe39

---

Jump to Journal Articles Books Edited books Chapters

Working Papers

2021

1. Is the patent system a level playing field? The effect of patent attorney firms
   Working Papers, Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
   See also Journal Article Is the Patent System an Even Playing Field? The Effect of Patent Attorney Firms, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2020

2. COVID-19: Insights from Innovation Economists
   Working Papers, Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy View citations (9)
   Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020) View citations (6)
3. COVID-19: Insights from Innovation Economists (with French executive summary)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science

2019

4. Are foreigners treated equally under the TRIPs Agreement?
   Working Papers, Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy View citations (1)
5. Low-quality patents in the eye of the beholder: Evidence from multiple examiners
   Working Papers, Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (28)
   See also Journal Article Low-Quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder: Evidence from Multiple Examiners, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2016

6. Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects
   Working Papers, Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy View citations (33)
   See also Journal Article Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects, Research Policy, Elsevier (2016) View citations (26) (2016)

2013

7. Do Patents Shield Disclosure or Assure Exclusivity When Transacting Technology?
   Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
8. The research use exemption from patent infringement: Boon or bane?
   ZEW policy briefs, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
9. Trust, Incomplete Contracts and the Market for Technology
   Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

2011

10. External Ventures: Why Firms Don't Develop All Their Inventions In-house
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
11. The Design of R&D Support Schemes for Industry
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article The Design of R & D Support Schemes for Industry, Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2010

12. Do Patents Alter the Direction of Scientific Inquiry? Evidence from a Survey of Academic Scientists
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

2009

13. Do Patents Matter for Commercialization?
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Do Patents Matter for Commercialization?, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
14. Identifying Corporate Expenditures on Intangibles Using GAAP
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
15. Macroeconomic Conditions and Successful Commercialization
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
16. What Governs Firm-Level R&D: Internal or External Factors?
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)

2008

17. Application Pendency Times and Outcomes across Four Patent Offices
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (5)
18. Fixed Effects Bias in Panel Data Estimators
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (30)

2007

19. Hospital Type and Patient Outcomes: An Empirical Examination Using AMI Re-admission and Mortality Records
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Hospital type and patient outcomes: an empirical examination using AMI readmission and mortality records, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (12) (2009)
20. In the Shadow of the China–Australia FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business Thinks about IP
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article IN THE SHADOW OF THE CHINA-AUSTRALIA FTA NEGOTIATIONS: WHAT AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS THINKS ABOUT IP, Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2006

21. Innovation and the Determinants of Firm Survival
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne (2006) View citations (7)
22. Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2008) View citations (32) (2008)
23. Managing Knowledge Flows through Appropriation and Learning Strategies
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
24. Market Power, Brand Characteristics and Demand for Retail Grocery Products
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
25. Patent Examination Decisions and Strategic Trade Behavior
    Centre for International Economic Studies Working Papers, University of Adelaide, Centre for International Economic Studies View citations (2)
26. Research Use of Patented Knowledge: A Review
    OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (4)
27. The Income Distributive Implications of Recent Private Health Insurance Policies in Australia
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

2005

28. Determinants of International Patent Examination Outcomes
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (4)
29. Measuring Intangible Investment
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (5)
30. Patent Application Outcomes across the Trilateral Patent Offices
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (8)
31. The Effects on Firm Profits of the Stock of Intellectual Property Rights
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (14)

2004

32. Examining Biases in Measures of Firm Innovation
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (14)
33. Factors Affecting the Power of Patent Rights
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
34. Patterns of Trademarking Activity in Australia
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (7)
35. Reforming the Labour Market for Australian Teachers
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
36. SMEs and Their Use of Intellectual Property Rights in Australia
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
37. The Determinants of Research and Development and Intellectual Property Usage among Australian Companies, 1989 to 2002
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (6)
    Also in Centre for International Economic Studies Working Papers, University of Adelaide, Centre for International Economic Studies (2004) View citations (7)

2003

38. Conflict Inflation: Estimating the Contributions to Wage Inflation in Australia During the 1990s
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article Conflict inflation: estimating the contributions to wage inflation in Australia during the 1990s, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2006) (2006)
39. Firms' Decisions to Innovate and Innovation Routines
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article Firms' decisions to innovate and innovation routines, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (14) (2004)
40. Industrial Capabilities and Productivity in Victoria: Part I The Company Survey
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
41. The Occupational Career Paths of Australian Tradesmen
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

2002

42. Intangible and Intellectual Capital: A Review of the Literature
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)

2001

43. An Estimate of the Equity Effects of Labour Market Programs
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
44. How Segmented Are Skilled and Unskilled Labour Markets: The Case of Beveridge Curves
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How Segmented are Skilled and Unskilled Labour Markets: the Case of Beveridge Curves, Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell (2003) View citations (12) (2003)
45. Long-term Unemployment and Work Deprived Individuals: Issues and Policies
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Long-Term Unemployment and Work Deprived individuals: issues and Policies, Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School (2002) View citations (5) (2002)
46. The Importance of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Rewards in Job Choice
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)

2000

47. Outsourcing Public Employment Services: The Australian Experience
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (6)
48. The Determinants of Relative Wage Change in Australia
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article The Determinants of Relative Wage Change in Australia, Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (2002) (2002)
49. The Effects of Wages on Aggregate Employment: A Brief Summary of Empirical Studies
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Wages on Aggregate Employment: A Brief Summary of Empirical Studies, Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The impact of language translation quality on commerce: The example of patents
   Journal of International Business Policy, 2024, 7, (2), 224-246

2023

2. Is the Patent System an Even Playing Field? The Effect of Patent Attorney Firms
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2023, 71, (1), 124-142 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Is the patent system a level playing field? The effect of patent attorney firms, Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

3. Does local technological specialisation, diversity and dynamic competition enhance firm creation?
   Research Policy, 2022, 51, (7) View citations (3)

2021

4. Low-Quality Patents in the Eye of the Beholder: Evidence from Multiple Examiners
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2021, 37, (3), 607-636 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Low-quality patents in the eye of the beholder: Evidence from multiple examiners, Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2020

5. TM‐Link: An Internationally Linked Trademark Database
   Australian Economic Review, 2020, 53, (2), 254-269

2019

6. Are Foreigners Treated Equally under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement?
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2019, 62, (4), 663 - 685 View citations (5)

2017

7. The effect of patents on trade
   Journal of International Economics, 2017, 105, (C), 1-9 View citations (29)
8. The source of wealth
   New Zealand Economic Papers, 2017, 51, (1), 79-85

2016

9. BOOK REVIEW: "Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage"
   The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2016, 61, (05), 1-2
10. Funding Research in Universities: The Watt Report 2015
    Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49, (2), 184-191
11. Research Funding Mechanisms and Biomedical Research Outputs
    Economic Papers, 2016, 35, (2), 142-154 View citations (1)
12. Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects
    Research Policy, 2016, 45, (7), 1326-1336 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Why do patents facilitate trade in technology? Testing the disclosure and appropriation effects, Working Papers (2016) View citations (33) (2016)

2015

13. Introduction to the Special Issue on "Innovation and Good Policy"
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, 2015, 22, (1), 1-3
14. Trust and the market for technology
    Research Policy, 2015, 44, (2), 340-356 View citations (25)

2014

15. PATENT ENFORCEMENT: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, 28, (2), 312-343 View citations (9)
16. Patent examination outcomes and the national treatment principle
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2014, 45, (2), 449-469 View citations (48)
17. Patents, Transaction Costs and Academic Research Project Choice
    The Economic Record, 2014, 90, (289), 179-196 View citations (1)

2013

18. Innovation and Productivity
    Australian Economic Review, 2013, 46, (4), 483-488 View citations (1)
19. Risk and vertical separation: the case of developing new technology
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2013, 65, (3), 653-674 View citations (7)

2012

20. Accounting for Expenditure on Intangibles
    Abacus, 2012, 48, (1), 104-145 View citations (13)
21. The Design of R & D Support Schemes for Industry
    Economic Papers, 2012, 31, (4), 464-477 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Design of R&D Support Schemes for Industry, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2011) (2011)

2011

22. Do Patents Matter for Commercialization?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 54, (2), 431 - 453 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Do Patents Matter for Commercialization?, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
23. Macroeconomic conditions and the determinants of commercialisation
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2011, 35, (1), 125-143 View citations (4)
24. Misclassification between Patent Offices: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Patent Applications
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 1063-1075 View citations (32)
25. The Effects of Patents on Scientific Inquiry
    Australian Economic Review, 2011, 44, (1), 88-94
26. WHAT CREATES ABNORMAL PROFITS?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58, (3), 323-346 View citations (13)

2010

27. Innovation and the determinants of company survival
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2010, 62, (2), 261-285 View citations (63)
28. Is the Current Accounting Treatment of Education and Training Costs Appropriate?
    Australian Accounting Review, 2010, 20, (3), 265-273 View citations (2)

2009

29. ANOTHER LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNOVATION PROXIES*
    Australian Economic Papers, 2009, 48, (3), 252-269 View citations (29)
30. Does Australia Have a ‘National Innovation System’?
    Australian Economic Review, 2009, 42, (1), 84-87
31. Hospital type and patient outcomes: an empirical examination using AMI readmission and mortality records
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (12), 1440-1460 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Type and Patient Outcomes: An Empirical Examination Using AMI Re-admission and Mortality Records, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
32. Knowledge management: does capture impede creation?
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2009, 18, (4), 701-727 View citations (13)
33. The income distributive implications of recent private health insurance policy reforms in Australia
    The European Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 10, (2), 135-148 View citations (7)

2008

34. Applicant behaviour in patent examination request lags
    Economics Letters, 2008, 101, (3), 243-245 View citations (34)
35. IN THE SHADOW OF THE CHINA-AUSTRALIA FTA NEGOTIATIONS: WHAT AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS THINKS ABOUT IP
    Economic Papers, 2008, 27, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper In the Shadow of the China–Australia FTA Negotiations: What Australian Business Thinks about IP, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2007) (2007)
36. Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival
    The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (267), 434-448 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Innovation, Technological Conditions and New Firm Survival, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
37. LABELLING CHARACTERISTICS AND DEMAND FOR RETAIL GROCERY PRODUCTS IN AUSTRALIA*
    Australian Economic Papers, 2008, 47, (2), 129-140 View citations (6)

2007

38. Characteristics of international patent application outcomes
    Economics Letters, 2007, 95, (3), 362-368 View citations (24)

2006

39. Conflict inflation: estimating the contributions to wage inflation in Australia during the 1990s
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006, 30, (2), 227-234
    See also Working Paper Conflict Inflation: Estimating the Contributions to Wage Inflation in Australia During the 1990s, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2003) (2003)
40. Firm Size and the Use of Intellectual Property Rights
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (256), 44-55 View citations (21)
41. Investment in Intangible Capital: An Enterprise Perspective
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (256), 82-96 View citations (19)
42. Patent Activity and Technical Change in US Industries ‐ by Michael McAleer and Daniel J. Slottje (with Pei Syn Wee)
    The Economic Record, 2006, 82, (258), 374-374

2005

43. Measuring Intangible Capital: A Review of Current Practice
    Australian Accounting Review, 2005, 15, (36), 4-21 View citations (15)

2004

44. Firms' decisions to innovate and innovation routines
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (8), 733-745 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Firms' Decisions to Innovate and Innovation Routines, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2003) (2003)
45. Industrial Capabilities in Victoria
    The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2004, 15, (1), 74-98 View citations (1)

2003

46. How Segmented are Skilled and Unskilled Labour Markets: the Case of Beveridge Curves
    Australian Economic Papers, 2003, 42, (3), 332-345 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper How Segmented Are Skilled and Unskilled Labour Markets: The Case of Beveridge Curves, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (3) (2001)
47. The Effects of Wages on Aggregate Employment: A Brief Summary of Empirical Studies
    Australian Economic Review, 2003, 36, (1), 134-142 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Wages on Aggregate Employment: A Brief Summary of Empirical Studies, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (2) (2000)

2002

48. Determinants of Household Saving in Australia
    The Economic Record, 2002, 78, (241), 207-223 View citations (23)
49. Long-Term Unemployment and Work Deprived individuals: issues and Policies
    Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2002, 5, (2), 175-193 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Long-term Unemployment and Work Deprived Individuals: Issues and Policies, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (2) (2001)
50. The Determinants of Relative Wage Change in Australia
    Australian Economic Review, 2002, 35, (1), 70-84
    See also Working Paper The Determinants of Relative Wage Change in Australia, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)

2000

51. The growth of enterprise intangible investment in Australia
    Information Economics and Policy, 2000, 12, (1), 1-25 View citations (14)

1999

52. Kalecki's ceteris paribus Dynamics
    Review of Political Economy, 1999, 11, (1), 19-32
53. Labour Market Programs and the Australian Beveridge Curve: 1978 to 1997
    The Economic Record, 1999, 75, (4), 405-416 View citations (9)
54. Macroeconomic Evaluations of Labour Market Programs
    The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 1999, 10, (1), 107-125

1998

55. Microeconomic Evaluations of Australian Labour Market Programs
    Australian Economic Review, 1998, 31, (2), 189-201 View citations (3)

Books

1999

1. The Economics of Intangible Investment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (20)

Edited books

2006

1. The Management of Intellectual Property, vol Monograph Books
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (57)

Chapters

2015

1. Does Innovation Make (SME) Firms More Productive?
   A chapter in Small Business Conditions and Finance, 2015 View citations (1)

2006

2. An Economic Perspective
   Chapter 5 in The Management of Intellectual Property, 2006 View citations (1)
3. Market Valuation of Australian Intellectual Property
   Chapter 8 in The Management of Intellectual Property, 2006 View citations (1)