| By: |
Kiet Tuan Duong (University of York);
Steven Ongena (University of Zurich - Department Finance; Swiss Finance Institute; KU Leuven; NTNU Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR));
Nam T. Vu (Miami University of Ohio - Department of Economics);
Luu Duc Toan Huynh (Queen Mary University of London) |
| Abstract: |
Do international sanctions impact patenting? To answer this question, we study
patent applications originating in Russia, currently one of the world's most
heavily sanctioned countries. We find that Russian applications are subject to
longer processing times in sanctioning countries and that filed Russian
patents exhibit fewer forward citations. Interestingly, applicants with names
similar to those in the Kremlin or in the top 20 of popular Russian first
names, and applicants who have filed patents during the last three years
receive faster processing and greater forward citations. Retaliatory "revenge"
sanctions imposed by Russia have an opposite impact, but the impact is more
robustly overturned in sanctioning countries. |
| Keywords: |
sanction, patent, knowledge spillover, processing duration |
| JEL: |
D02 D74 D83 |
| Date: |
2025–01 |
| URL: |
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:chf:rpseri:rp2501 |