Contents: Preface -- 1. Innovation, IP and intellectual capitalism -- 2. Analytical framework -- 3. Patents and innovations for growth and welfare - a literature review -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Patents, innovations and growth - empirical analysis -- 6. What explains fluctuations in patenting...

Economists have long noted the importance of clear laws and property rights to facilitate transactions and promote economic activity and growth. Intellectual property including copyrights is part of the fabric of property both in the United States and around the world. Empirical studies support...

1. Voice, choice and diversity through creative industries : towards a new development agenda / Diana Barrowclough and Zeljka Kozul-Wright -- 2. Opportunities presented and threats posed by the digital production/distribution revolution / Roger Wallis -- 3. Financing creative industries in...

"Economic growth has traditionally been attributed to the increase in national production arising from technological innovation. Nevertheless, the relationship between patents and economic growth remains uncertain. This relationship, which forms the focus of this book, is examined by means of a...