
Innovation and Incentives
Suzanne Scotchmer
(Author)Description
Innovation and Incentives presents the historical, legal, and institutional contexts in which innovation takes place. After a historical overview of the institutions that support innovation, ranging from ancient history through today's government funding and hybrid institutions, the book discusses knowledge as a public good, the economic design of intellectual property, different models of cumulative innovation, the relation of competition to licensing and joint ventures, patent and copyright enforcement and litigation, private/public funding relationships, patent values and the return on R&D investment, intellectual property issues arising from direct and indirect network externalities, and globalization. The text presents technical and abstract analysis and at the same time sheds light on current controversies and policy-relevant topics, including the difficulty of enforcing copyright in the digital age and international protection of intellectual property.
Product Details
Publisher | The MIT Press |
Publish Date | August 11, 2006 |
Pages | 376 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780262693431 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 7.1 X 0.7 inches | 1.3 pounds |
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