A new mapping of technological interdependence

arXiv:2308.00014v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: How does technological interdependence affect a sector's ability to innovate? This paper answers this question by looking at knowledge interdependence (knowledge spillovers and technological complementarities) and structural interdependence (intersectoral network linkages). We examine these two dimensions of technological interdependence by applying novel methods of text mining and network analysis to the documents of 6.5 million patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) between 1976 and 2021. We show that both dimensions …

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