intellectual property right design. We derive conclusions in the simplest, one-time innovation, case then investigate how these … optimal procurement of innovation are considered. Finally, we sketch enforcement and competition policy issues. …

Intellectual property rights are viewed as essential to medical innovation, but very often involve social costs due to … patent monopolies and other inefficiencies. We review the positive theory of innovation in health care, as it relates to the … determination of innovation demand and supply. The positive theory is related to a host of competing normative models of …

constraints or the promotion of follow-on innovation. …

potentially lessen incentives for innovation and on abuse of dominance/single firm exclusionary practices in IP-intensive network … importance for economic advancement and prosperity, having a direct bearing on innovation, growth and the diffusion of new …

importance for innovation, technology transfer and economic growth. As such, this important normative material also provides a …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from …

of R&D. Our work analyzes knowledge diffusion and knowledge externalities in generating innovation and in determining … productivity of R&D resources in generating innovation (patenting) and productivity (TFP). While we find that knowledge diffusion …

I introduce and analyze an equilibrium model of discovery, innovation, patenting and infringement. Firms that innovate …

Southern firms in global innovation networks. A complementary exercise uses global bilateral patent data to investigate the … stimulate Southern innovation …

When innovation is cumulative, early patentees hold claims against later innovators. Then potential hold-up may cause …