# Professor Deepak Hegde discusses his research on patents, co-authored with Professor Alexander Ljungqvist

1 Faculty News February 5, 2016 ![IAM logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/iammagazine.jpg?itok=aLTpmfCy)>

Excerpt from [IAM](http://www.iam-media.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=362ca059-53a8-42d6-a6f4-733e6515164f) -- "Across that extensive data set [Hegde](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/deepak-hegde) said that one of the things that really stuck out was the 'strong and persistent positive effects' that patents have on most start-ups across a range of areas, including growing revenues and employee numbers."

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