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: Patent practice > Economic aspects > United States.; Managerial economics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849508377
• ISSN: 0573-8555 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S0573-8555(2005)272
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 221 p.) : ill.

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...