Format:
Online-Ressource (XV, 135 p)
,
online resource
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Business and Economics
ISBN:
9781461509813
Content:
This volume provides an overview of research on key topics in the economics of science and technology. These topics include the role of patents and intellectual property protection, the relationship between R&D and economic growth, R&D tax policy, government investment in infrastructure technology, public-private technology partnerships, labor market policies, and evaluation and assessment of technology programs. Much of this literature is new, so the time is ripe for a synthesis and critique of existing studies. The book offers an overview presented from an applied perspective, stressing historical and institutional factors. This book will be particularly useful to students interested in pursuing research on these topics and to policy makers who want a user-friendly summary of recent studies on the economic implications of technology policy
Note:
1. IntroductionFundamental Definitions -- Overview of the Book -- 2. An Historical Perspective -- The Colonial Period -- Toward a National Science and Technology Infrastructure -- Toward an Industrial Science and Technology Infrastructure -- World War I and the Years that Followed -- World War II and the Years that Followed -- 3. Economic Growth and Technological Change -- 4. Dimensions of R&D -- Sources of Funding of R&D -- R&D Performers -- R&D by Character of Use -- R&D Activity in Large and Small Firms -- R&D Activity by Geographic Location -- R&D-to-Productivity Growth Relationship -- 5. The Entrepreneurial Process -- 6. Government’s Role in Innovation -- Economic Rationale for Government Involvement -- Barriers to Technology and Market Failure -- 7. The Patent System -- 8. Tax Incentives -- The Economics of Tax Credits -- The R&E Tax Credit -- 9. Research Collaborations -- Semiconductor Research Corporation -- Public Policy Toward Research Collaborations -- Trends in RJVs -- Universities as Research Partners -- Government Laboratories as a Research Partner -- 10. Public/Private Partnerships -- Sematech -- Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Advanced Technology Program -- 11. Infrastructure Technology -- Federal Laboratory System -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- The Economics of Standards -- 12. An Integrated Entrepreneurial Process -- 13. Labor Market for R&D Scientists and Engineers -- Foreign-Born Scientists and Engineers -- R&D Policy on S&E Labor Markets -- Women in Science -- Forecasting Scientific Labor Markets -- 14. Public Accountability -- Performance Accountability -- Fiscal Accountability -- Systematic Approaches to the Evaluation of Technology-Based Programs -- Program Evaluation -- 15. Conclusions -- References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461353355
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781402070006
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781461353355
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781461509820
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4615-0981-3
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