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Lee Branstetter is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. Within these domains, Branstetter has contributed notably to subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Strategy and Management, Computer Science Applications, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics closely related to innovation, trade, and economic growth. Key themes in their research include:

  • Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Global trade and economics
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • International Business and FDI
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Intellectual Property and Patents

Branstetter's recent publications reveal a focus on the interface between government policy, firm productivity, and industrial dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • "Picking winners? Government subsidies and firm productivity in China" (2023), published in Journal of Comparative Economics
  • "Does "Made in China 2025" work for China? Evidence from Chinese listed firms" (2024), published in Research Policy
  • "Generic competition and the incentives for early-stage pharmaceutical innovation" (2022), published in Research Policy
  • "The dark side of the boom: Dutch disease, competition with China, and technological upgrading in Colombian manufacturing" (2023), published in Journal of International Economics
  • "The Challenges of Chinese Industrial Policy" (2024), published in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy

The venues where Branstetter frequently publishes include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Policy
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Comparative Economics

Collaboration has been a consistent element of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Guangwei Li
  • Mengjia Ren
  • Danielle R. Thomas
  • Kenneth R. Koedinger
  • Kamal Saggi

Best Publications

  • Is foreign direct investment a channel of knowledge spillovers? Evidence from Japan's FDI in the United States

    Lee G. Branstetter

  • Do Stronger Patents Induce More Innovation? Evidence from the 1988 Japanese Patent Law Reforms

    Mariko Sakakibara;Lee Branstetter

  • Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U. S. Firm-Level Panel Data

    Lee G. Branstetter;Raymond Fisman;C. Fritz Foley

  • Japanese Research Consortia: A Microeconometric Analysis of Industrial Policy

    Lee G. Branstetter;Mariko Sakakibara

  • Are knowledge spillovers international or intranational in scope

    Lee G Branstetter

  • China's Embrace of Globalisation

    Lee Branstetter;Nicholas Lardy

  • When Do Research Consortia Work Well and Why? Evidence from Japanese Panel Data

    Lee G. Branstetter;Mariko Sakakibara

  • Does Cash Flow Cause Investment and R& D: An Exploration Using Panel Data for French, Japanese, and United States Scientific Firms

    Bronwyn H. Hall;Jacques Mairesse;Lee Branstetter;Bruno Crepon.

  • Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal

    Lee G Branstetter;Francisco Lima;Lowell J Taylor;Ana Venâncio

  • Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Political Economy Approach

    Lee G. Branstetter;Lee G. Branstetter;Robert C. Feenstra;Robert C. Feenstra

  • Are Knowledge Spillovers International or Intranational in Scope? Microeconometric Evidence from the Japan and the United States

    Lee Branstetter

  • Intellectual Property Rights, Imitation, and Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Evidence

    Lee Branstetter;Raymond Fisman;C. Fritz Foley;Kamal Saggi

  • China's Embrace of Globalization

    Lee Branstetter;Nicholas Lardy

  • Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U.S. Firm-Level Data

    Lee Branstetter;Lee Branstetter;Raymond J. Fisman;Raymond J. Fisman;C. Fritz Foley;C. Fritz Foley

  • IS ACADEMIC SCIENCE DRIVING A SURGE IN INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION? EVIDENCE FROM PATENT CITATIONS ∗

    Lee G. Branstetter;Yoshiaki Ogura

  • Does intellectual property rights reform spur industrial development

    Lee G. Branstetter;Ray Fisman;C. Fritz Foley;Kamal Saggi

  • Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment, and Industrial Development

    Lee G. Branstetter;Kamal Saggi

  • Regulation and welfare: evidence from paragraph IV generic entry in the pharmaceutical industry

    Lee Branstetter;Chirantan Chatterjee;Matthew J. Higgins

  • The Incredible Shrinking Portuguese Firm

    Serguey Braguinsky;Lee G. Branstetter;André Regateiro

  • Vertical Keiretsu and Knowledge Spillovers in Japanese Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment

    Lee Branstetter

  • Do Entry Regulations Deter Entrepreneurship and Job Creation? Evidence from Recent Reforms in Portugal

    Lee G. Branstetter;Francisco Lima;Lowell J. Taylor;Ana Venancio

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