in industries where technological and organizational innovation is important. Indeed a large literature has grown up on … ways they evolve over time. Another domain concerns the nature of competition in such industries, wherein innovation and … briefly flag some fundamental aspects of economic growth and development as an innovation-driven evolutionary process. …

and in particular of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) as incentives for technological innovation. We start with a …-market institutions in the innovation process. Next, we examine the recent changes in the IPR regimes and their influence upon both rates … of patenting and underlying rates of innovation. The evidence broadly suggests that, first, IPRs are not the most …

example in which more rational agents systematically perform worse than less rational ones. -- Innovation ; Endogenous Growth …

differentiation and component innovation. We show that, as the complexity of the product spaces increases, stronger patent regimes … yield lower rates of innovation, lower product quality and lower consumers' welfare. -- Patents ; appropriability of … innovation ; complex product industries ; industrial dynamics …

and in particular of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) as incentives for technological innovation. We start with a … non-market institutions in the innovation process. Next, we examine the recent changes in the IPR regimes and their … influence upon both rates of patenting and underlying rates of innovation. The evidence broadly suggests that, first, IPRs are …