@techreport{09406b8acfaf421a8fc70c06d384f20d,
title = "The technological specialization of countries: an analysis of patent data",
abstract = "New methods of analysis of patent statistics allow assessing country profiles of technological specialization for the period 1990-2006. We witness a modest decrease in levels of specialization, which we show to be negatively influenced by country size and degree of internationalization of inventive activities.",
keywords = "Patents, Internationalization, Specialization, Techn",
author = "Lucio Picci and Luca Savorelli",
year = "2013",
month = jul,
language = "English",
series = "School of Economics & Finance Discussion Paper",
publisher = "University of St Andrews",
number = "1301",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "University of St Andrews",
}