Innovation Policy and the Economy

by Lerner, Josh

• ISBN13: 9780226391205
• ISBN10: 0226391205
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Innovation Policy and the Economyprovides a forum for research on the interactions among public policy, the innovation process, and the economy. The distinguished contributors cover all types of policy that affect the ability of an economy to achieve scientific and technological progress or that affect the impact of science and technology on economic growth. Among the issues covered in Volume 8 are policy challenges at the university-industry interface, the role of innovation and experimentation in the net neutrality debate, and the trade-offs in establishing the scope of patent rights or limitations on patent pools.

Author Biography

Adam B. Jaffe is the Fred C. Hecht Professor in Economics and dean of arts and sciences at Brandeis University. Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the finance and the entrepreneurial management units. Scott Stern is associate professor of management and strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Real Impediments to Academic Biomedical Research

Commercializing University Innovations: Alternative Approaches

Economic Experiments and Neutrality in Internet Access

Patent Reform: Aligning Reward and Contribution

Public Policy toward Patent Pools

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