relating to patenting, robust conclusions regarding the empirical consequences for technological innovation of changes in …

U.S. agriculture was transformed during the 20th century by waves of innovation with mechanical, biological, chemical … innovation will be required to preserve past productivity gains in the face of climate change, coevolving pests and diseases, and … changing technological regulations—let alone increase productivity. Great potential exists for innovation in crop and livestock …

technology, opportunity costs of research limit the role induced innovation can play. Moreover, since the backstop technology …

Despite growing empirical evidence of the link between environmental policy and innovation, most economic models of … innovation in the energy sector. Ignoring induced technological change overstates the welfare costs of an optimal carbon tax …, as the effect of induced innovation on emissions and mean global temperature is small. Sensitivity analysis shows that …

time elapsed since the last major general purpose technology innovation in the sector -- determines the pattern of scale …