Paul A. David

26.1k citations
126 papers · 13.0k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 39

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Paul A. David

122 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Is public R&D a complement or substitute for private R&D? A review of the econometric evidence 2000 · 1.1k citations
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Paul A. David
Comparison fields: 5 of 191
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 1.9k
  • Strategy and Management 4.1k
  • Economics and Econometrics 6.5k
  • Computer Science Applications 595
  • Management Science and Operations Research 1.4k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Paul A. David, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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2 201488
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‘Only Connect’: Academic–Business Research Collaborations and the Formation of Ecologies of Innovation
20105
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Restricting Access to Books on the Internet: Some Unanticipated Effects of U.S. Copyright Legislation
20082
6 20081
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General Purpose Technologies and Productivity Surges: Historical Reflections on the Future of the ICT Revolution
20057
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Two Centuries of American Macroeconomic Growth From Exploitation of Resource Abundance to Knowledge-Driven Development
200510
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SimCode: Agent-based Simulation Modelling of Open-Source Software Development
20059
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The End of Copyright History?
20044
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Path dependence and varieties of learning in the evolution of technological practice
200015
12 199954
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Common agency contracting and the emergence of \dqopen science\dq institutions
199880
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The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox
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1990689
15 198943
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Clio and the economics of QWERTY
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19853351
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Explaining the relative efficiency of slave agriculture in the antebellum South : comment
197721
18 19760
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Nations and households in economic growth : essays in honor of Moses Abramovitz
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1974543
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Reinterpreting Economic Growth: Parables and Realities
197378

About Paul A. David

Paul A. David is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Management Science and Operations Research, having authored 126 papers that have together received 13.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Growth and Productivity (17 papers), Digital Platforms and Economics (16 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (11 papers), Open Source Software Innovations (11 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (10 papers), Historical Economic and Social Studies (9 papers), ICT Impact and Policies (7 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Management of Technology and Innovation (1.9k citations), Strategy and Management (4.1k citations), Economics and Econometrics (6.5k citations), Computer Science Applications (595 citations) and Management Science and Operations Research (1.4k citations). Paul A. David has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Bronwyn H. Hall, Andrew A. Toole, Dominique Foray, Shane Greenstein, Moses Abramovitz, Phyllis Deane, Melvin W. Reder, W. Edward Steinmueller, Dominique Foray and Philippe Aghion. Their work appears in journals such as The Economic History Review, The Journal of Economic History, American Economic Review, Research Policy and Information Economics and Policy.

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