February 2024 – February 2025:
“On the Role of Innovation in the Generation of Value-Added Trade Opportunities”. Hellenic Observatory Research Calls Programme. Funded by the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation (ACLCF) and Dr Vassili G. Apostolopoulos. £8,000. Principal Investigator.
March 2022 – March 2025:
“Fairness in Science: How Increased Visibility and Rewards Shape Scientific Collaborations”. Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under the Action "2nd Call for Research Projects H.F.R.I. for the support of faculty members and researchers" (Project Number: 2988). €149,000. Principal Investigator.
Website of the Research Project:
https://sites.google.com/view/fairness-in-science-in-eng/home
October 2014 – November 2015:
“Recording and Evaluating Patents in the Agri-Food Sector.” Greek Agricultural Organization “Dimitra”. Ministry of Rural Development and Food. €38,000. Principal Investigator.
Non-Technical Summary (In Greek)
Paper under this Project:
Drivas, K., and C. Iliopoulos. "An Empirical Investigation in the Relationship Between PDOs/PGIs and Trademarks." Journal of the Knowledge Economy (2016): 1-11.
October 2014 – September 2015:
“International Trade and Patent Protection.” Supporting Postdoctoral Research. Athens University of Economics and Business. €13,000.Co-Principal Investigator (with Sarantis Kalyvitis and Margarita Katsimi).
Paper under this Project:
Chalioti, E., Drivas, K., Kalyvitis, S., & Katsimi, M. (2016). Innovation, Patents and Trade: A Firm-level Analysis.
March 2012 - February 2014:
“Firms’ Perception of Patent Valuation”. General Secretariat for Research and Technology. Operational Programme: Education and Lifelong Learning. Co- Financed by the European Union and the Greek State. €124,000. Co-Principal Investigator (with Claire Economidou).
Papers under this Project:
Drivas, K., C. Economidou "Government Sponsorship and Nature of Patenting Activity of US Universities and Corporations." Economics of Innovation and New Technology 22, 8(2013): 775-806.
Drivas K., C. Economidou, S. Karkalakos, and E. G. Tsionas. "Mobility of Knowledge and Local Innovation Activity." European Economic Review 85(2016): 39-61.
Drivas, Kyriakos, and Claire Economidou. "Is geographic nearness important for trading ideas? Evidence from the US." The Journal of Technology Transfer 40, no. 4 (2015): 629-662.
Drivas K., C. Economidou, S. Karkalakos. “Spatial Aspects of Innovation Activity in the US.” Journal of the Knowledge Economy 5, 1(2014): 464-480.
Drivas K., C. Economidou, D. Karamanis, and A. Zank. "Academic Patents and Technology Transfer." Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 40(2016): 45-63.
Drivas, K., and A. Panagopoulos. “Using the Patent Term Changes in Assessing the Evolution of Patent Valuation from Filing to Maturity.” European Journal of Innovation Management 19, no. 4 (2016): 528-546.