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Robert M. Hunt
Researcher at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Publications - 76
Citations - 3054
Robert M. Hunt is an academic researcher from Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Payment & Payment card. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 76 publications receiving 2801 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert M. Hunt include Federal Reserve System.
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Urban Density and the Rate of Invention
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that patent intensity is positively related to the density of employment in highly urbanized portion of MAs, and that a city with twice the employment density (jobs per square mile) of another city will exhibit a patent intensity (patents per capita) that is 20 percent higher.
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Urban density and the rate of invention
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that patent intensity is positively related to the density of employment in highly urbanized portion of MAs, and that a city with twice the employment density (jobs per square mile) of another city will exhibit a patent intensity (patents per capita) that is 20 percent higher.
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What 'Triggers' Mortgage Default?
Ronel Elul,Nicholas S. Souleles,Nicholas S. Souleles,Souphala Chomsisengphet,Dennis Glennon,Robert M. Hunt +5 more
TL;DR: The authors assesses the relative importance of two key drivers of mortgage default: negative equity and illiquidity, with comparably sized marginal effects, and find that negative equity is significantly associated with mortgage default.
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An Empirical Look at Software Patents
James Bessen,Robert M. Hunt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a large increase in software patent propensity over time is not adequately explained by changes in RD they are associated with lower R&D intensity, which is difficult to reconcile with the traditional incentive theory of patents.
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What "Triggers" Mortgage Default?
TL;DR: The authors assesses the relative importance of two key drivers of mortgage default: negative equity and illiquidity, with comparably sized marginal effects, and find that negative equity is significantly associated with mortgage default.