productivity. Education as well as innovation and production require skilled labour as inputs. This and the fact that learning …

, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …