Research Grants
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.