Measuring Innovation in Canada: The Tale Told by Patent Applications

13 Pages Posted: 10 Dec 2014

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Benjamin Dachis

C.D. Howe Institute

Robbie Brydon

C.D. Howe Institute

Nicholas Chesterley

Nuffield College; Oxford Department of Economics

Aaron Jacobs

C.D. Howe Institute

Date Written: November 28, 2014

Abstract

Alberta and Ontario are leading the pack in innovation as measured by patents filed per capita, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Measuring Innovation in Canada: The Tale Told by Patent Applications,” authors Robbie Brydon, Nicholas Chesterley, Benjamin Dachis and Aaron Jacobs show for the first time which provinces and which sectors are leading or lagging in Canadian-led innovation for the Canadian market.

Keywords: Economic Growth and Innovation, Energy & Environment

JEL Classification: O34 Q3

Suggested Citation

Dachis, Benjamin and Brydon, Robbie and Chesterley, Nicholas and Jacobs, Aaron, Measuring Innovation in Canada: The Tale Told by Patent Applications (November 28, 2014). C.D. Howe Institute e-brief 191, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2535504 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2535504

Benjamin Dachis (Contact Author)

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Robbie Brydon

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Nicholas Chesterley

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Aaron Jacobs

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Canada

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