Christian Helmers is an Assistant Professor at the Economics Department at Santa Clara University. Previously, Christian has been an Assistant Professor at Universidad Carlos III, Madrid. He holds a DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on innovation and intellectual property.

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The impact of big research infrastructure facilities on local scientific output
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- Productivity and Innovation
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Patent thickets and first-time patenting: New evidence
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- Productivity and Innovation
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Attention and saliency on the internet: Evidence from an online recommendation system
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- Frontiers of economic research
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Is the dragon learning to fly? An analysis of the Chinese patent explosion
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- International trade 
- Productivity and Innovation
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The impact of university research on corporate patenting
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- Competition Policy 
- Education 
- Productivity and Innovation