The Idea Gap in Pink and Black / Lisa D. Cook, Chaleampong Kongcharoen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Lisa D.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Kongcharoen, Chaleampong.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16331.

NBER working paper series no. w16331

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.

Summary:

Previous studies have found large gender and racial differences in commercialization of invention. Using novel data that permit enhanced identification of women and African American inventors, we find that gender and racial differences in commercial activity related to invention are lower than once thought. This is despite relatively lower patent activity among women and African Americans. Further, among determinants of commercialization, the evidence suggests that advanced training in engineering is correlated with better commercialization outcomes for women and African Americans than for U.S. inventors as a whole, for whom advanced training in life sciences is more important.

Notes:

Print version record

September 2010.