Accepted Manuscript Investor perception and business method patents: A natural experiment Randall Kimmel, Robert Antenucci, Shahriar Hasan PII: S0313-5926(15)30070-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2017.01.007 Reference: EAP 148 To appear in: Economic Analysis and Policy Received date: 17 August 2015 Revised date: 31 January 2017 Accepted date: 31 January 2017 Please cite this article as: Kimmel, R., Antenucci, R., Hasan, S., Investor perception and business method patents: A natural experiment. Economic Analysis and Policy (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2017.01.007 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.