Economic growth has traditionally been attributed to the increase in national production arising from technological innovation. Using a panel of seventy-nine co

This volume assembles papers commissioned by the National Research Council's Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP) to inform judgments about

The objective of patent rights is to foster innovation and economic growth. However, to date, there is little robust evidence that patents ldquo;workrdquo; as i

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