<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/insights/posts/why-the-market-often-misses-the-real-value-of-innovation.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Why the Market Often Misses the Real Value of Innovation</title><description>This research shows that limited investor attention can cause markets to undervalue patents initially, suggesting firms should use longer-horizon, attention-aware measures to better assess the true economic value of innovation.</description><pubDate>03/03/2026</pubDate><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/images/innovation_913x485_72dpi.jpg" alt="Tablet displaying line and bar graphs on a desk with charts, a magnifying glass, glasses, and coffee cup, conveying data analysis focus."/></image><author>Yu Wang</author><tags><tag>economics</tag><tag>finance</tag><tag>research</tag></tags></item>