3 papers
econ.GN2026
Classification as Search Infrastructure: How Category Creation, Addition and Cleanup Shape Knowledge Retrieval
Kerstin Hötte, Nicolò Barbieri, Su Jung Jee
Classification systems shape how searchers find relevant objects. We study how revisions to classification architecture affect retrieval by changing the routes through which object…
econ.GN2024
From catch-up to frontier: The utility model as a learning device to escape the middle-income trap
Su Jung Jee, Kerstin Hötte
The second-tier patent system, known as utility models (UMs), has been considered a tool for supporting technological learning in catching-up economies. UMs often impose lower inve…
econ.GN2021
Knowledge for a warmer world: a patent analysis of climate change adaptation technologies
Kerstin Hötte, Su Jung Jee
Technologies can help strengthen the resilience of our economy against existential climate-risks. We investigate climate change adaptation technologies (CCATs) in US patents to und…