Innovation policy and the economy. 6 / edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jaffe, Adam B.

Lerner, Joshua.

Stern, Scott, 1969-

Series:

Innovation policy and the economy,.

Innovation policy and the economy, 1531-3468

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Government policy--Economic aspects.

Technological innovations.

Diffusion of innovations--Government policy--Economic aspects.

Diffusion of innovations.

Diffusion of innovations--Government policy.

Technological innovations--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 215 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research : MIT Press, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The economic importance of innovative activity brings with it an active debate on public policy's effect on the innovation process. This annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, brings the work of leading academic researchers to the broader policy community. Volume 6 considers such topics as the diversity of patent protection and the implications of weak patents for innovation and competition; reforms in U.S. patent policy that will encourage innovation; the multifaceted benefits of the Internet for consumers, including price competition and novel forms of communication; the drug development and approval process; the "offshoring" of research and development; and the advantages of industry-specific studies of the relationship between innovation and competition. The papers highlight the role economic theory and empirical analysis can play in evaluating current and prospective innovation policy alternatives.

Contents:

1 Policy Implications of Weak Patent Rights / James J. Anton, Hillary Greene, Dennis A. Yao 1

2 Innovation and Its Discontents / Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner 27

3 Consumer Benefit from Use of the Internet / Fiona Scott Morton 67

4 Opportunities for Improving the Drug Development Process: Results from a Survey of Industry and the FDA / Ernst R. Berndt, Adrian H. B. Gottschalk, Matthew W. Strobeck 91

5 Does Globalization of the Scientific/Engineering Workforce Threaten U.S. Economic Leadership? / Richard B. Freeman 123

6 Looking for Mr. Schumpeter: Where Are We in the Competition-Innovation Debate? / Richard Gilbert 159.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262276191

0262276194

OCLC:

285165065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.