Patent activity and technical change in US industries

• Other Authors: McAleer, Michael, Slottje, Daniel Jonathan, 1957-, Wee, Pei Syn
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2005.
• Series: Contributions to economic analysis ; v. 272.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > General.; Intellectual property law.; Industry & industrial studies.; Patent practice > Economic aspects > United States.; Managerial economics.

Description innovation is universally recognized as an important source of economic growth. Patents may be considered as a potential measure of innovation. As such, patents may alter isoquant maps, and measuring their elasticities is both intuitively and empirically appealing. This book investigates...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Pei Syn Wee
• Data description / Pei Syn Wee
• Conclusion / Pei Syn Wee
• Econometric methodology / Pei Syn Wee
• Estimation and empirical results / Pei Syn Wee
• Literature review / Pei Syn Wee.