Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield The Economics of R&D, Innovation,
Edwin Mansfield was a research pioneer into the economics of R and D and technological change. As appreciation and remembrance for his scholarly contributions, eminent scholars have contributed original papers for this edited volume. The authors have foll
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ESSAYS IN HONOR OF EDWIN MANSFIELD: The Economics of R&D, Innovation, and Technological Change
Edited by ALBERT N. LINK University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bryan School of Business and Economics, USA
F. M. SCHERER Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Emeritus, USA
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ESSAYS IN HONOR OF EDWIN MANSFIELD: The Economics of R & D, Innovation, and Technical change Edited by Albert N. Link and P.M. Scherer
Preface
vii
Introduction F.M. SCHERER / Edwin Mansfield: An Appreciation
1-7
Innovation, Technology, and Economic Growth ROBERT M. SOLOW / Flexibility and Endogenous Innovation
9--13
F.M. SCHERER / Schumpeter and the Micro-foundations of Endogeous Growth
15--26
DAVID J. TEECE / Technology and Technology Transfer: Mansfieldian Inspirations and Subsequent Developments
27-43
JOACHIM HENKEL AND ERIC VON HIPPEL / Welfare Implications of User Innovation
45--59
GREGORY TASSEY / Underinvestment in Public Good Technologies
61--85
ALBERT N. LINK AND JOHN T. SCOTT / Evaluating Public Sector R&D Programs: The Advanced Technology Program's Investment in Wavelength References for Optical Fiber Communications
87-97
Research and Development and Innovation JAMES D. ADAMS / Industrial R&D Laboratories: Windows on Black Boxes?
99-107
JOHN T. SCOTT / Public Policy and Environmental Research and Development
109-127
JACQUES MAIRESSE AND PIERRE MOHNEN / The Importance of R&D for Innovation: A Reassessment Using French Survey Data
129-143
GIUSEPPE MEDDA, CLAUDIO PIGA AND DONALD S. SIEGEL / University R&D and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Italy
145-151
PHILIP E. AUERSWALD AND LEWIS M. BRANSCOMB / Reflections on Mansfield, Technological Complexity, and the "Golden Age" of U.S. Corporate R&D
153-171
KATHRYN L. COMBS / The Welfare Effects of Research and Production Joint Ventures
173-185
ALBERT N. LINK / Research Joint Ventures in the United States: A Descriptive Analysis
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