Analysis of Patent Data—A Mixed-Poisson-Regression-Model Approach
专利数据分析:混合泊松回归模型方法
Count-data models are used to analyze the relationship between patents and research and development spending at the firm level, accounting for overdispersion using a finite mixed Poisson regression model with covariates in both Poisson rates and mixing probabilities. Maximum likelihood estimation using the EM and quasi-Newton algorithms is discussed. Monte Carlo studies suggest that (a) penalized likelihood criteria are a reliable basis for model selection and can be used to…