Research and development (R & D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the efficiency of R & D and are thus a critical aspect of a nation's innovation system.
This text is intended for upper-level undergraduate and MBA courses such as Economics and Technology, Economics of Innovation, and Economics of Science and Technology, among others. The first chapter introduces the concept of public/private research partnerships along with other concepts fundamental to an understanding of innovation and technology policy. The framework chapters (2-5) set forth an argument for the public's role - government's role - in innovation in general and in public/private partnership in particular. The remaining chapters (6-14) describe a number of public/private partnerships and, to the extent possible, evaluate their social impact.
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Research and development (R and D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the efficiency of R and D and are thus a critical aspect of a nation's innovation system.
This text is intended for upper-level undergraduate and MBA courses such as Economics and Technology, Economics of Innovation, and Economics of Science and Technology, among others. The first chapter introduces the concept of public/private research partnerships along with other concepts fundamental to an understanding of innovation and technology policy. The framework chapters (2-5) set forth an argument for the public's role - government's role - in innovation in general and in public/private partnership in particular. The remaining chapters (6-14) describe a number of public/private partnerships and, to the extent possible, evaluate their social impact.
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List Of Tables List Of Figures Acknowledgements 1: Introduction Public/Private Partnerships Public/Private Partnership Framework Overview Of The Book 2: The History Of Public/Private Partnerships The Colonial Period The Period Of National Science And Technology Infrastructure The Period Of Industrial Science And Technology Infrastructure The Period Of The World Wars And Afterwards 3: Public Support Of Innovation Government's Role In Innovation The Role Of Public Research Institutions 4: Technological Change And R&D Models Of Technological Change Dimensions Of R&D R&D By Character Of Use 5: Alternative Models Of Technological Change Technology And Technological Change The Entrepreneur And Entrepreneurship Alternative Models Of Technological Change APPENDIX On Entrepreneurship 6: The Patent System History Of The U.S. Patent System The Economics Of Patenting Trends In Patenting 7: Tax Incentives Tax Incentives The Economics Of Tax Credits R&E Tax Credit 8: Research Collaborations Semiconductor Research Corporation SEMATECH 9: Research Joint Ventures Public Policy Toward Research Joint Ventures Trends In RJVs RJV Partners University-Based Research Parks 10: Advanced Technology Program 11. National Institute Of Standards And Technology National Institute Of Standards And Technology The Economics Of Standards 12: Small Business Innovation Research Program 13: Program Evaluation Performance Accountability Fiscal Accountability Systematic Approaches To The Evaluation Of Public/Private Partnerships Evaluation Metrics 14: Concluding Statement References Index