Our publications
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As the largest interdisciplinary academic research body on innovation in Australia, the Centre for Transformative Innovation is uniquely placed to provide robust and objective evidence needed to guide public and enterprise policy through change. We’re known for the depth and quality of our empirical analysis and evidence-based public policy recommendations, and we specialise in analysing the performance of business and industries.
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Our academic publications
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Reports
Download published reports on important economic and innovation topics investigated by our researchers.
2024
The Economic Impact of R&D Tax Incentives: Evidence using Regression Discontinuity Design
2023
Analysis of Austrade Export Market Development Grants 2012-17
Understanding the Economic Impact of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia
2022
Impact Evaluation of the IMCRC's futuremap® 2018–2021
Innovation in Manufactured Food and Infant Formula Sectors
2021
Kiribati Case Study: Mapping Alumni Networks and Links to Australia
This report examines the professional and social networks of Australian scholarship alumni from Kiribati to provide insight into the links between alumni, and how these contribute to the long-term outcomes of the Australia Awards. The case study utilises social network analysis (SNA) tools to analyse and map interactions amongst the I-Kiribati alumni and to Australia.
Virtual Design Rights Across the World
2020
The Impact of Design Rights on Australian Firms
Mapping Collaboration: A Social Network Analysis of Collaboration between CSIRO and Swinburne
2019
Impact of Austrade Tailored Services 2012–2016
Prepared by Trevor Kollmann, Alfons Palangkaraya and Elizabeth Webster in partnership with Austrade for Australian Government, Australian Trade and Investment Commission to undertake research measuring the business performance of those who received an Austrade ‘tailored service’ from 2012–13 to 2015–16
2017
State of the Sector: Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals
Victoria's Future Industries report published by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) including Economic Impact Analysis – Victorian Medical Technologies & Pharmaceuticals Sector by the Centre for Transformative Innovation
Impact of the Victorian Trade Missions Program 2010–12 on Export Revenue
Prepared by Jann Milic, Alfons Palangkaraya and Elizabeth Webster for the State of Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
Economic Impact Analysis – Victorian Medical Technologies & Pharmaceuticals Sector
Prepared by Patrick Doran and Russell Thomson for the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
2016
The Additionality of R&D Tax Policy in Australia
Prepared by Russell Thomson and Ahmed Skali
What Drives Firm Innovation? A Review of the Economics Literature
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Thomas Spurling, Elizabeth Webster
2015
Does Innovation Make (SME) Firms More Productive?
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Thomas Spurling, Elizabeth Webster
Is There Evidence that Australian Businesses Receive Knowledge Spillovers?
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster for the Department of Industry and Science
Measuring R&D Spillovers from Australia Industry: Uses and Limitations of Using the Extended Analytic Business Longitudinal Database (EABLD)
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster for the Department of Industry and Science
2014
Tax and R&D Investment: Policy Impact Calculator
Prepared by Russell Thomson
Trade in Ideas: The Cross Flow of Ideas between Australia and the Rest of the World
Prepared by Russell Thomson and Elizabeth Webster
Evaluating Innovation Programs
Prepared by Paul Jensen and Elizabeth Webster
2013
An Assessment of Australia's Absorptive Capacity
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse and Elizabeth Webster
2012
Evidence-Based Policy: Data Needed for Robust Evaluation of Industry Policies
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster and Ittima Cherastidtham
2010
Examining the Characteristics of Innovative Firms in Australia
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Andreas Stierwald, Elizabeth Webster and Paul Jensen for the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
We've contributed expert advice to the following government inquiries.
Review of the Designs System — Final Report (2015)
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP)
Review of the Designs System — Options Report (2014)
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP)
Collaborations between the Public and Private Sectors: The Role of Intellectual Property — Final Report (2012)
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP)
Higher Education Base Funding Review — Final Report October 2011
The Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, Professor Louise Watson, Professor Beth Webster
Review of Skills Victoria — Final Report September 2009
State Government of Victoria State Services Authority
Review of Australia's Automotive Industry — Final Report July 2008
Review of Australia's Automotive Industry
Datasets
Access libraries of datasets created by our researchers.
Intellectual Property Government Open Data
The Intellectual Property Government Open Data (IPGOD) includes over 100 years of intellectual property (IP) rights, covering patents, trademarks, designs and plant breeder's rights. We were instrumental in assisting IP Australia to issue the first release of IPGOD in 2014 as well as their subsequent annual releases. The data is highly detailed and includes information on each aspect of the application process of IP rights.
TMlink
TMlink is a worldwide trademark database identifying and linking similar trademarks from different countries. This network of internationally linked trademarks provides a unique window into international branding trends. The TMlink database and linking algorithm were created by lead developer Dr Stephen Petrie, one of our investigators, in collaboration with IP Australia and the University of Melbourne.
Researchers from the Centre of Transformative Innovation.
Working papers
Download working papers prepared by the Centre.
2021
Is the patent system a level playing field: The effect of patent attorney firms
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Paul H. Jensen, T’Mir Julius, Alfons Palangkaraya and Elizabeth Webster
ARC Report: The effects of university-industry collaboration subsidies on firm performance
Prepared by Alfons Palangkaraya, Paul H. Jensen, Russell Thomson and Elizabeth Webster
Why Do Royalties Reign in the Market for Technology?
Prepared by Patrick Doran, Russell Thomson, Elizabeth Webster
COVID-19: Insights from Innovation Economists
A collective of scholars primarily associated to the College of Management of Technology at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The Nexus between Innovation and Competition: Will the New Digital Technologies Change the Relationship?
Prepared by Elizabeth Webster
Getting Patents: Is Agent Quality More Important than Invention Quality?
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Paul H. Jensen, T’Mir D. Julius, Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster
Who Influences USPTO Patent Examiners?
Prepared by Patrick Doran and Elizabeth Webster
Representing Text as Abstract Images Enables an Image Classifier to Perform Text Classification for Name Disambiguation
Prepared by Stephen Petrie and T'Mir Julius
Who Monitors TRIPS?
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Paul Jensen, T'Mir Julius, Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster
Global Production Networks and the Evolution of industrial Capabilities
Prepared by Russell Thomson, Prema-chandra Athukorala
Why Do Royalties Reign in the Market for Technology?
Prepared by Patrick Doran, Russell Thomson, Elizabeth Webster
Entering Global Value Chains: Do Trade Missions Work?
Prepared by Jann Milic, Alfons Palangkaraya, Elizabeth Webster
The Additionality of R&D Tax Policy in Australia
Prepared by Jared Holt, Ahmed Skali, Russell Thomson
R&D Offshoring and Home Industry Productivity
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Russell Thomson
Low-quality patents in the eye of the beholder: Evidence from multiple examiners
Prepared by Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Adam B. Jaffe, Elizabeth Webster
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