This paper reviews some of the myriad, often complex, ways in which the private and public sectors interact in the invention and innovation of the new technologies that are a major driver of economic growth. Several terms have been used to describe the public sector’s activities in these...

This book examines the long term economic growth that has raised the West's material living standards to levels undreamed of by counterparts in any previous time or place. The authors argue that this growth has been driven by technological revolutions that have periodically transformed the...

Trade, Technology and Economics represents a careful selection of papers from some of the world's most influential economists of today reflecting areas in which Richard Lipsey has made fundamental contributions. This important volume pays tribute to Richard Lipsey, who has established a major...