International Journal of Production Economics, 2013
This paper presents a multiple-round timber auction simulation, developed in order to study vario... more This paper presents a multiple-round timber auction simulation, developed in order to study various configurations of auction design. In this study, simultaneous sequential timber auctions are modelled and analyzed using agent-based simulation technology. As there are many individual items in the auction to be sold, the auction designer defines several rounds that are sequential at pre-defined intervals. At each round, the auction designer announces several simultaneous auctions. Since bidders are offered different items at each round, a mathematical linear programing model for selecting the best set of items to bid for is presented. Different bidding patterns are simulated and compared in various setup configurations. The most advanced of these strategies are adaptive and use agent-learning capability. The comparisons include the success rate of winning the auction and the winning price per m 3. This study suggests an efficient bidding pattern for bidders to bid in order to achieve to their goal and increase their profit. Similarly, in order to increase profit, the auctioneer (i.e., the government) needs to control several auction parameters including the number of auctions per year, the lot size, the auction periodicity, and the number of bidders. This study also suggests parameters configurations that to maximize revenue for the auctioneer.
International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 2012
In the past decade, the innovation literature has mainly targeted high-tech (HT) sectors due to t... more In the past decade, the innovation literature has mainly targeted high-tech (HT) sectors due to their higher return on investment and important role in building new societies and economies. While the HT sector is still of a leading importance, whether medium and low tech (LMT) sectors should be equivalently considered when analyzing long term economic growth, in both leading and catching up economies, is a fundamental question. This paper is our second milestone comparing HT and LMT sectors from an innovation perspective, using a National System of Innovation (NSI) approach. The general aim of this paper is to find the main principles that govern the difference between the two industrial segments (HT and LMT) while controlling for supranational boundaries. In order to measure the effect of NSI, countries are divided into two groups: leading and catching up economies. Our results suggest that, with respect to HT, leading economies can be considered as innovators, while catching up ec...
... Our model tries to evaluate the impact of the geographical distance and the cognitive distanc... more ... Our model tries to evaluate the impact of the geographical distance and the cognitive distance (as defined by Balconi et al., 2004) on ... Our model of the biotechnology networks in the three largest clusters in Canada is also inspired by that of Balconi et al. (2004). ...
Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the im... more Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the importance of collaboration, funding and support, as well as contracting, R&D and IP strategies on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms. Our model accounts for the potential endogeneity due to the simultaneity of some of these strategies. Controlling for various firm characteristics, the stage of development of the firm and the sources of its revenues, we find that collaboration with other firms does matter for patenting, as well as R&D, even when controlling for potential endogeneity. IP strategies and contracting out activities also increase the propensity of a firm to patent, and so does angel and venture capital funding.
In this paper we examine biotechnology innovation in Canada. We make a profile description of Can... more In this paper we examine biotechnology innovation in Canada. We make a profile description of Canadian biotechnology in the 12 most important agglomerations in terms of patenting quality and quantity, the nature of biotechnology activities, the properties of the assignees and their propensity to collaborate. The analysis of patent-owning organizations reveals a crucial role of the publicly funded research in Canadian biotechnology. We identify and compare the importance of well developed intellectual property policies and functioning technology transfer offices at universities. We find evidence of only very little cooperation that would result in the co-assignment of the intellectual property among organizations.
In 2016, members of our Editorial Advisory Board were so kind to undertake reviews for us. In add... more In 2016, members of our Editorial Advisory Board were so kind to undertake reviews for us. In addition, warm thanks to the following people in the Industry and Innovation community for reviewing for us.
This article studies the impact of collaboration and co-inventorship network characteristics of C... more This article studies the impact of collaboration and co-inventorship network characteristics of Canadian nanotechnology inventors on the quality of their inventions. We investigate the impact of four types of variables on patent quality, using the number of claims as a proxy for quality: (a) the presence of highly central inventors; (b) the presence of star inventors; (c) repeated collaboration; (d) international collaboration. We show that the presence of more central inventors and of stars in the research team has a positive influence on patent quality, while repeated collaboration has a negative impact. Patents owned by foreign organisations, controlling for whether assignees are firm, yields patents of higher quality.
± Beaudry acknowledges financial support of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of... more ± Beaudry acknowledges financial support of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge helpful comments from Jorge Niosi and Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin as well as from the InnovaRisQ research team. We are grateful to Ahmad Barirani for the extraction program used in the data collection. None of these, however, are responsible for any remaining errors.
This paper examines empirically whether firms located in strong industrial clusters are more inno... more This paper examines empirically whether firms located in strong industrial clusters are more innovative than firms located outside these regions. The study performs a firm-level analysis for two countries: Italy and the United Kingdom. European patent data for the period 1990-98 are used as indicator of firms' innovative activity, and are related to employment in the region where the firms are located, and other cluster-specific and firm-specific variables. The main result of the paper is that clustering alone is not conducive to higher innovative performance. Whereas location in a cluster densely populated by other innovative firms positively affects the likelihood of innovating, quite strong disadvantages seem to arise from the presence of non-innovative firms in a firm's own industrial sector. Regarding the impact of other industrial sectors, preliminary results seem to indicate, in the case of Italy, that a strong presence of firms in other related industries spurs innovative performance.
ABSTRACT This study develops a general understanding of the evolution of the Western World commer... more ABSTRACT This study develops a general understanding of the evolution of the Western World commercial communication sate-llite supply industry. Initial information classifies this industry as an oligopoly with the vendors as price setters. Over three generations, the technical attributes of communication satellites are advancing. Taking the hedonic regression approach, the customer's willingness to pay for characteristics is calculated. Exploring the relationship between price and complexity, it is demonstrated that in the short run, the oligopoly structure of this industry is accompanied by a simple form of cost plus price setting, whereas in the long run, the engineering satellite pricing 'rule of thumb' applies.
The feasibility of implementing district heating in a small town adjacent to a kraft pulp mill in... more The feasibility of implementing district heating in a small town adjacent to a kraft pulp mill in Eastern Canada has been investigated. A detailed heat demand analysis was performed for all buildings using a Geographical Information System and archived data provided by the municipality. It was first shown that the total space heating requirement
The paper studies the size and structure of collaboration networks within three Canadian biotechn... more The paper studies the size and structure of collaboration networks within three Canadian biotechnology clusters. Using information contained in 1915 biotechnology patents of 2669 scientists, we identified 416 networks of collaborators. In Montreal, it is found that 74 % of the co-inventors are also located in this cluster, while in Toronto, for instance, this proportion drops to 63 %. In addition, although Toronto is the location of the scientist with the most connections to other inventors, a greater number of prolific scientists work in the Montreal cluster. The paper shows that in general, Montreal has a greater number of scientists organized in networks more concentrated within its boundaries but that Toronto, with a smaller number of scientists, benefits from more decentralised knowledge networks.
L'économie québécoise est soumise à des risques de nature économique, sociale et environneme... more L'économie québécoise est soumise à des risques de nature économique, sociale et environnementale. On mentionne sans cesse que nos entreprises opèrent maintenant dans un environnement globalisé, plus concurrentiel que jamais. Ce document fait une analyse des risques globaux auxquels le Québec fait face. Par la suite, une analyse fine montre que la lecture de l'économie chinoise est plus complexe que ce que suggèrent les données courantes. Ensuite, l'analyse de la délocalisation des services dans les pays à faible coût ...
&... more <TABLE> <TD> <img src="/images/publication/2011MO-01.jpg"></TD> <TD>Sous la direction de Marcelin Joanis et Luc Godbout Si le Québec a été frappé moins durement qu'ailleurs par la dernière récession, il fait toujours face aux importants défis économiques qui se posaient avant la récession : la contraction prochaine du bassin de travailleurs potentiels, une richesse collective inférieure à celle de ses voisins, la croissance
... level, and identifies whether firms located in strong clusters (with strong industry and/or a... more ... level, and identifies whether firms located in strong clusters (with strong industry and/or a ... 3.2.2 Variables From the data sources mentioned above, four categories of variables wereidentified: ... From the different databases available for this study, the ...
This paper examines whether location in strong industrial clusters translates into a higher proba... more This paper examines whether location in strong industrial clusters translates into a higher probability of innovating. A firm-level analysis of the UK and Italy is performed. Innovative activities of firms (European patent data for 1988-98) are related to regional employment, other cluster-specific and firm-specific variables. Clustering per se does not explain all of a firm's innovative performance. While location in a cluster densely populated by innovative firms positively affects the likelihood of innovating, strong disadvantages arise from the presence of non-innovative firms, both in own and other sectors industries. Firms' innovative persistence and the regional knowledge stock are also important.
International Journal of Production Economics, 2013
This paper presents a multiple-round timber auction simulation, developed in order to study vario... more This paper presents a multiple-round timber auction simulation, developed in order to study various configurations of auction design. In this study, simultaneous sequential timber auctions are modelled and analyzed using agent-based simulation technology. As there are many individual items in the auction to be sold, the auction designer defines several rounds that are sequential at pre-defined intervals. At each round, the auction designer announces several simultaneous auctions. Since bidders are offered different items at each round, a mathematical linear programing model for selecting the best set of items to bid for is presented. Different bidding patterns are simulated and compared in various setup configurations. The most advanced of these strategies are adaptive and use agent-learning capability. The comparisons include the success rate of winning the auction and the winning price per m 3. This study suggests an efficient bidding pattern for bidders to bid in order to achieve to their goal and increase their profit. Similarly, in order to increase profit, the auctioneer (i.e., the government) needs to control several auction parameters including the number of auctions per year, the lot size, the auction periodicity, and the number of bidders. This study also suggests parameters configurations that to maximize revenue for the auctioneer.
International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 2012
In the past decade, the innovation literature has mainly targeted high-tech (HT) sectors due to t... more In the past decade, the innovation literature has mainly targeted high-tech (HT) sectors due to their higher return on investment and important role in building new societies and economies. While the HT sector is still of a leading importance, whether medium and low tech (LMT) sectors should be equivalently considered when analyzing long term economic growth, in both leading and catching up economies, is a fundamental question. This paper is our second milestone comparing HT and LMT sectors from an innovation perspective, using a National System of Innovation (NSI) approach. The general aim of this paper is to find the main principles that govern the difference between the two industrial segments (HT and LMT) while controlling for supranational boundaries. In order to measure the effect of NSI, countries are divided into two groups: leading and catching up economies. Our results suggest that, with respect to HT, leading economies can be considered as innovators, while catching up ec...
... Our model tries to evaluate the impact of the geographical distance and the cognitive distanc... more ... Our model tries to evaluate the impact of the geographical distance and the cognitive distance (as defined by Balconi et al., 2004) on ... Our model of the biotechnology networks in the three largest clusters in Canada is also inspired by that of Balconi et al. (2004). ...
Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the im... more Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the importance of collaboration, funding and support, as well as contracting, R&D and IP strategies on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms. Our model accounts for the potential endogeneity due to the simultaneity of some of these strategies. Controlling for various firm characteristics, the stage of development of the firm and the sources of its revenues, we find that collaboration with other firms does matter for patenting, as well as R&D, even when controlling for potential endogeneity. IP strategies and contracting out activities also increase the propensity of a firm to patent, and so does angel and venture capital funding.
In this paper we examine biotechnology innovation in Canada. We make a profile description of Can... more In this paper we examine biotechnology innovation in Canada. We make a profile description of Canadian biotechnology in the 12 most important agglomerations in terms of patenting quality and quantity, the nature of biotechnology activities, the properties of the assignees and their propensity to collaborate. The analysis of patent-owning organizations reveals a crucial role of the publicly funded research in Canadian biotechnology. We identify and compare the importance of well developed intellectual property policies and functioning technology transfer offices at universities. We find evidence of only very little cooperation that would result in the co-assignment of the intellectual property among organizations.
In 2016, members of our Editorial Advisory Board were so kind to undertake reviews for us. In add... more In 2016, members of our Editorial Advisory Board were so kind to undertake reviews for us. In addition, warm thanks to the following people in the Industry and Innovation community for reviewing for us.
This article studies the impact of collaboration and co-inventorship network characteristics of C... more This article studies the impact of collaboration and co-inventorship network characteristics of Canadian nanotechnology inventors on the quality of their inventions. We investigate the impact of four types of variables on patent quality, using the number of claims as a proxy for quality: (a) the presence of highly central inventors; (b) the presence of star inventors; (c) repeated collaboration; (d) international collaboration. We show that the presence of more central inventors and of stars in the research team has a positive influence on patent quality, while repeated collaboration has a negative impact. Patents owned by foreign organisations, controlling for whether assignees are firm, yields patents of higher quality.
± Beaudry acknowledges financial support of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of... more ± Beaudry acknowledges financial support of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge helpful comments from Jorge Niosi and Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin as well as from the InnovaRisQ research team. We are grateful to Ahmad Barirani for the extraction program used in the data collection. None of these, however, are responsible for any remaining errors.
This paper examines empirically whether firms located in strong industrial clusters are more inno... more This paper examines empirically whether firms located in strong industrial clusters are more innovative than firms located outside these regions. The study performs a firm-level analysis for two countries: Italy and the United Kingdom. European patent data for the period 1990-98 are used as indicator of firms' innovative activity, and are related to employment in the region where the firms are located, and other cluster-specific and firm-specific variables. The main result of the paper is that clustering alone is not conducive to higher innovative performance. Whereas location in a cluster densely populated by other innovative firms positively affects the likelihood of innovating, quite strong disadvantages seem to arise from the presence of non-innovative firms in a firm's own industrial sector. Regarding the impact of other industrial sectors, preliminary results seem to indicate, in the case of Italy, that a strong presence of firms in other related industries spurs innovative performance.
ABSTRACT This study develops a general understanding of the evolution of the Western World commer... more ABSTRACT This study develops a general understanding of the evolution of the Western World commercial communication sate-llite supply industry. Initial information classifies this industry as an oligopoly with the vendors as price setters. Over three generations, the technical attributes of communication satellites are advancing. Taking the hedonic regression approach, the customer's willingness to pay for characteristics is calculated. Exploring the relationship between price and complexity, it is demonstrated that in the short run, the oligopoly structure of this industry is accompanied by a simple form of cost plus price setting, whereas in the long run, the engineering satellite pricing 'rule of thumb' applies.
The feasibility of implementing district heating in a small town adjacent to a kraft pulp mill in... more The feasibility of implementing district heating in a small town adjacent to a kraft pulp mill in Eastern Canada has been investigated. A detailed heat demand analysis was performed for all buildings using a Geographical Information System and archived data provided by the municipality. It was first shown that the total space heating requirement
The paper studies the size and structure of collaboration networks within three Canadian biotechn... more The paper studies the size and structure of collaboration networks within three Canadian biotechnology clusters. Using information contained in 1915 biotechnology patents of 2669 scientists, we identified 416 networks of collaborators. In Montreal, it is found that 74 % of the co-inventors are also located in this cluster, while in Toronto, for instance, this proportion drops to 63 %. In addition, although Toronto is the location of the scientist with the most connections to other inventors, a greater number of prolific scientists work in the Montreal cluster. The paper shows that in general, Montreal has a greater number of scientists organized in networks more concentrated within its boundaries but that Toronto, with a smaller number of scientists, benefits from more decentralised knowledge networks.
L'économie québécoise est soumise à des risques de nature économique, sociale et environneme... more L'économie québécoise est soumise à des risques de nature économique, sociale et environnementale. On mentionne sans cesse que nos entreprises opèrent maintenant dans un environnement globalisé, plus concurrentiel que jamais. Ce document fait une analyse des risques globaux auxquels le Québec fait face. Par la suite, une analyse fine montre que la lecture de l'économie chinoise est plus complexe que ce que suggèrent les données courantes. Ensuite, l'analyse de la délocalisation des services dans les pays à faible coût ...
&... more <TABLE> <TD> <img src="/images/publication/2011MO-01.jpg"></TD> <TD>Sous la direction de Marcelin Joanis et Luc Godbout Si le Québec a été frappé moins durement qu'ailleurs par la dernière récession, il fait toujours face aux importants défis économiques qui se posaient avant la récession : la contraction prochaine du bassin de travailleurs potentiels, une richesse collective inférieure à celle de ses voisins, la croissance
... level, and identifies whether firms located in strong clusters (with strong industry and/or a... more ... level, and identifies whether firms located in strong clusters (with strong industry and/or a ... 3.2.2 Variables From the data sources mentioned above, four categories of variables wereidentified: ... From the different databases available for this study, the ...
This paper examines whether location in strong industrial clusters translates into a higher proba... more This paper examines whether location in strong industrial clusters translates into a higher probability of innovating. A firm-level analysis of the UK and Italy is performed. Innovative activities of firms (European patent data for 1988-98) are related to regional employment, other cluster-specific and firm-specific variables. Clustering per se does not explain all of a firm's innovative performance. While location in a cluster densely populated by innovative firms positively affects the likelihood of innovating, strong disadvantages arise from the presence of non-innovative firms, both in own and other sectors industries. Firms' innovative persistence and the regional knowledge stock are also important.
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