use of measures of science rather than technology. Together, its results present a picture of the structure of basic … research flows in a modern, science-intensive economy. Basic research flows are large within petrochemicals and drugs, and … - biology and medicine are almost confined to petrochemicals and drugs; and computer science is nearly as restricted to software …

George J. Stigler's seminal role as one of the founders of the economics of science is summarized and evaluated. His … empirical, and especially statistical, techniques to the answering of those questions. He asks whether and how science … progresses; whether a scientist's biography is important in understanding his science; what characteristics of a scientist are …

of 116 biotechnology firms during the period 1988--1995. In models that link scientific capabilities to patent citations … follow different and conflicting selection logics. Publication, collaboration, and science intensity are associated with … results point to conflicting logics between science and innovation, and scientists must contribute to both while inhabiting a …