, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …

We study the contribution of foreign science and engineering talent to the creation of new knowledge in the U … domestic graduate students are central inputs into knowledge creation, and the marginal foreign student contributes more to the …-quality foreign students is most costly for U.S. innovation. Increased diversity appears to be the primary mechanism by which foreign …

We study how complementarities and intellectual property rights affect the management of knowledge workers. The main …