Recent world events are forcing us to reconsider the ways in which the energy needs of the United States can and should be met. In regards to renewable energy options in general, the public response to the nuclear crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant will likely stymie President...

There is little empirical evidence showing how innovation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is impacted by tax policies, especially SMEs from developing countries. We explore how targeted policies of corporate tax (firm-specific) and value-added tax (product-specific) in China impact their...

There is little empirical evidence showing how innovation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is impacted by tax policies, especially SMEs from developing countries. We study the economic rationales for R&D tax incentives and explore how targeted policies of corporate tax credits...

This work analyzes the extensive organizational and performance-related information submitted in annual reports from 1996-2003 by ninety-four universities' technology transfer offices (TTOs) to the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). My analysis shows that university technology...

The role of individual inventors, small firms and entrepreneurs in the patent courts has become controversial for two, somewhat contradictory reasons. First, there is the view that small parties may be at a serious disadvantage in the courts since they do not have the financial resources to...