Research Policy最新文献

Innovation and annual report readability 创新和年度报告可读性

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105301

Dimitrios Gounopoulos , Winifred Huang , Min Yang

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Avengers assemble! When digital piracy increases box office demand 复仇者集合!当数字盗版增加了票房需求

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105266

Klaus Ackermann , Wendy A. Bradley , Jack Francis Cameron

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Inconsistent platform governance and social contagion of misconduct in digital ecosystems: A complementors perspective 数字生态系统中不一致的平台治理和不当行为的社会传染：互补视角

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105300

Annabelle Gawer , Martín Harracá

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Technological catch-up: A new measure and patent-based evidence from China's manufacturing industries 技术追赶：中国制造业的新措施和基于专利的证据

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105299

Zhijing Zhu , Haiyang Li

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China's rise as global scientific powerhouse: A trajectory of international collaboration and specialization in high-impact research 中国作为全球科学强国的崛起：高影响力研究的国际合作和专业化轨迹

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105288

Niccolò Pisani , Hanjo D. Boekhout , Eelke M. Heemskerk , Frank W. Takes

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Industrial policy, congruence, and innovation: Evidence from “Chinese NASDAQ” 产业政策、一致性与创新：来自“中国纳斯达克”的证据

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105298

Xiuping Hua , Yong Wang , Junjie Xia , Haochen Zhang

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Artificial intelligence, tasks, skills, and wages: Worker-level evidence from Germany 人工智能、任务、技能和工资：来自德国的工人层面证据

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105285

Erik Engberg , Michael Koch , Magnus Lodefalk , Sarah Schroeder

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Beyond the reverse product cycle: An exploration of the digital, social and spatial transformation of libraries1 超越逆向产品周期：图书馆数字化、社会化和空间转型的探索

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105297

Benoît Desmarchelier , Faridah Djellal , Faïz Gallouj , Nassim Gallouj

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Text vs. citations: A comparative analysis of breakthrough and disruption metrics in patent innovation 文本与引文：专利创新中突破与破坏指标的比较分析

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105295

Alex J. Yang

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Policy feedbacks and socio-technical feedbacks in accelerated low-carbon transitions: An integrated conceptual framework illustrated with case studies of lighting and smart meters 加速低碳转型中的政策反馈和社会技术反馈：以照明和智能电表案例研究为例的综合概念框架

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Research Policy Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2025.105294

Frank W. Geels , Martina Ayoub

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