Recent research on financial market valuation of the knowledge assets of publicly traded firms is surveyed. The … motivation for using a market value equation to price knowledge assets is discussed and the theory behind this equation is … value of the modern manufacturing corporation is strongly related to its knowledge assets, and that patent measures contain …

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 …

innovation and international technology transfer in general. The literature suggests that patent protection in a host country … encourages technology transfer to that country but that its impact on innovation and development is much more ambiguous. We then …-related technologies. We conclude that the "double externality" problem, that is the presence of both environmental and knowledge …

about the relationship between the patent system and innovation, in order to draw some tentative conclusions about their …

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 …

decision itself. This paper discusses the likely impact of these patents on innovation. It first reviews the facts about … system and innovation. It concludes by finding some consensus in the literature about the problems associated with this …

innovative performance measured as turnover due to innovation, but not between patenting and subsequent employment growth. The …

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