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The effect of graduate education on inventive performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03486
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionWaseda University (2018)
Osaka Institute of Technology (2015-2017)

Principal Investigator

Onishi Koichiro  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 准教授 (60446581)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 杉山 典正  大阪工業大学, 知的財産学部, 准教授 (90368150)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Keywordsイノベーション / 大学院教育 / 大学 / 特許 / 発明者 / 発明 / 特許発明 / 博士課程 / 研究者 / 移動 / 異動 / 出向 / 知識移転
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Using individuals’ life-cycle invention data, we investigate how graduate education affects inventive performance and inventors’ ability to absorb and combine diverse knowledge sources. We use the status of college labor markets as instrumental variables to control for the endogeneity of educational choice, our primary instrumental variable being the difference between the unemployment rate and its natural rate by academic field. We find that graduate education, induced by the instrumental variables, significantly enhances inventive performance (10-14%) and the scope of exploited knowledge, exceeding the levels implied by OLS. Graduate education can have a significant causal effect on inventive capability and performance.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、その後に企業内研究者となった人たちに対する大学院進学効果を因果関係の意味で実証的に分析することで、大学院教育が研究者教育にプラスの影響があることを示したことにある。大学院教育の意味については色々と論争があるが、少なくとも研究者(企業内エンジニアも含む)として発明活動に従事する分においては、進学しなかったケースと比較して、発明の生産性だけでなく、知識利用の広がりも高まるなど明確にその効果があることがわかった。これは、学部卒業で社内教育を受けるよりも効果的な教育効果があることを示しているとも言える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Open Access: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] マンハイム大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マンハイム大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マンハイム大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Causal Effects of Software Patents on Firm Growth: Evidence from a policy reform in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamauchi, I. and K. Onishi
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-036 Pages: 1-23

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Intellectual Property Rights for Software and Accessibility to Venture Capitalists2018

    • Author(s)
      Onishi, K and I. Yamauchi
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-016 Pages: 1-23

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 中小企業における特許保有・営業秘密とパフォーマンスの関係-特許審査請求料・特許料減免制度の非連続性を用いた分析-2018

    • Author(s)
      大西宏一郎・西村陽一郎
    • Journal Title

      日本知財学会誌

      Volume: 15 Pages: 68-85

    • NAID

      40021766877

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How does Graduate Education Affect Inventive Performance? Evidence from Undergraduates' Choices during Recessions2018

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Onishi and Sadao Nagaoka
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-016

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How Do Inventors Respond to Financial Incentives? - Evidence from the 2001 Court Decision on Employee Inventions in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Onishi、Hideo Owan and Sadao Nagaoka
    • Journal Title

      SSRN

      Volume: SSRN3025512

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do patenting always help new-firm survival?2017

    • Author(s)
      Masatishi Kato, Koichiro Onishi and Yuji Honjyo
    • Journal Title

      関西学院大学経済学部ディスカッションペーパー

      Volume: 159

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] How does Graduate Education Affect Inventive Performance? Evidence from Undergraduates' Choices during Recessions2018

    • Author(s)
      大西宏一郎
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] How does Graduate Education Affect Inventive Performance? Evidence from Undergraduates' Choices during Recessions2018

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Onishi and Sadao Nagaoka
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Patents vs. Copyrights: Which is a Better Signal to Attract Venture Capitalists in Software Industry?2017

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Onishi and Isamu Yamauchi
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] How does Graduate Education Affect Inventive Performance?2017

    • Author(s)
      Koichiro Onishi and Sadao Nagaoka
    • Organizer
      APIC
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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