Innovation Policy and the Economy

The economic importance of innovative activity brings with it an active debate on public policy's effect on the innovation process. This work considers such topics as the diversity of patent protection; reforms in US patent policy; the multifaceted benefits of the Internet for consumers; the drug development and approval process; and more.

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• Authors: Adam B. Lerner Jaffe
• Assisted by: Adam B. Jaffe (Editor), Josh Lerner (Editor), Josh A. Lerner (Editor), Scott Stern (Editor)
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.08.2006
• EAN: 9780262600682
• ISBN: 978-0-262-60068-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: NBER Innovation Policy and the Economy; Innovation Policy and the Econ; Innovation Policy and the Economy; NBER Innovation Policy and the Economy
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries