We model early expectations about the value and technological importance ('quality') of a patented innovation as a …

fertility of an innovation in generating more innovations cannot be observed. The menu of patent scope can be implemented with …

motivation for using a market value equation to price knowledge assets is discussed and the theory behind this equation is …

applied to the case of Computed Tomography (CT) Scanners, a revolutionary innovation in medical technology. The econometric … from innovation is used primarily to compute a social rate of return to R&D, to explore the interrelation between … innovation and diffusion, and to trace the time profile of benefits and costs, the latter suggesting the possible occurance of …

This paper is an attempt to explain diffusion in the production of an innovation. Diffusion in production is defined as … innovation. The principal variable that explains diffusion of entry is the demonstration effect. The principal variable that …

of innovation and imitation, we explore how inventive capability affects a firm's R&D investments, and thus whether and … innovation and the division of innovative labor among US manufacturing firms, we find that high capability firms tend to use …