organization. Palfrey identifies the essential areas of intellectual property--patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret …

need repair than a new one superseding it has been invented. The Soviet economy, in contrast, did not stress innovation, by … future?" This book is a detailed study of the role of innovation in Soviet industry. While focusing on this specific factor … within the socialist economic structure, then examines their individual effects on the overall process of innovation. With …

technological change on the economy, one must delve into structural details of the innovation process to analyze how laws … survey of the theoretical and empirical debates raised by modern growth theory. It develops a powerful engine of analysis …

commitment and flexibility. They can stake a claim by making a large capital investment today, influencing their rivals' behavior …, "option games," by which the decision-making approaches of real options and game theory can be combined. The authors first … discuss prerequisite concepts and tools from basic game theory, industrial organization, and real options analysis, bringing …

most exciting areas of business growth. Finally, although universities are vital to the networks that lead to innovation …

The Internet's remarkable growth has been fueled by innovation. New applications continually enable new ways of using …. Questions about the relationship between innovation and the Internet's architecture have shaped the debates over open access to … Architecture and Innovation, Barbara van Schewick explores the economic consequences of Internet architecture, offering a detailed …

between innovation and the stock market value of the innovating firm; competition policy; demand factors as determinants of … growth; institutional aspects of the innovation process; and the effectiveness of monetary policy in stabilizing the economy. …

Starting in 1995, productivity growth took off in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam … level of returns to their technology investment did more than just buy technology: they invested in organizational capital … ordinary capital investment but also measure complementary investments—including training and consulting—and the value of …

Innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy. How ICT markets … innovation. For example, in the 1980s and the 1990s a revolution in communication policy (the introduction of sweeping … innovation and economic growth require new approaches in global governance that will reconcile diverse interests and enable …

Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is … rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case studies … methods of funding innovation--whether it is in the auto industry or information technology--have important implications for …