"Throughout Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy in Canada since 1960, authors Doern, Castle, and Phillips examine Canadian science and technology (S & T) and innovation policy (STI policy), governance and democracy in the post-World War II era--particularly focusing on the five decades...

Introduction to Innovation Policy in Canada / Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle -- The Ideas / Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle -- The Institutions / Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle -- The Interests / Peter W.B. Phillips and David Castle. Part II: The Provincial Responses --...

Game theory is used to examine the incentives for private firms to fund applied research to improve differentiated crop varieties sold to compete with a public generic variety. We distinguish between applied research, modeled as a stochastic search process, and basic research, which improves...