I survey some recent research on the role of patents in encouraging innovation and growth in developing economies … discuss research on the implications of patents for international technology transfer and domestic innovation. This is … performance, and the impact on pharmaceutical patenting and domestic innovation. The conclusion suggests that patents may be …

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …

The contribution made by innovation and new technologies to economic growth and welfare is largely determined by the … neglected one in the economics of innovation. This chapter, written for a handbook on innovation, provides a historical and …

on patents as an incentive for innovation, the effectiveness of patents for invention disclosure, patent valuation, and …

knowledge management that combine open innovation and patenting … investigate the motives of the contributing firms as well as the potential for such commons to encourage innovation and diffusion …