creativity. Markets for intellectual assets protected by IP rights can produce too much or too little innovation. …

In this paper, we examine how software vulnerabilities affect firms that license software and consumers that purchase … software. In particular, we model three decisions of the firm: (i) an upfront investment in the quality of the software to … software. We also model two decisions of the consumer: (i) whether to purchase the software; and (ii) whether to apply a patch. …

individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five … waves of the World Values Survey (1980 to 2005). We thus relate eleven indicators of individual openness to innovation … innovation. …

contractible or when we preclude cooperation in long-term relationships, (ii) the rate of innovation in the cooperative equilibrium … period). In that case, for sufficiently slow diffusion, the innovation rate in the cooperative equilibrium may be higher than …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is …

This paper quantifies the relationship between market size and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. We estimate … the elasticity of innovation, as measured by the number of new chemical entities appearing on the market for a given … the hypothesis that innovation in pharmaceuticals is becoming more difficult and expensive over time, as costs of …

We analyze the relationship between legal institutions, innovation and growth. We compare a rigid (law set ex … welfare, amount of innovation and output growth at intermediate stages of technological development — periods when legal …