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  • The Economics of Heart Disease Research

    Knowledge Transfers, Funding, and US National Institutes of Health

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    There is a conspicuous void of analyses about the economic and policy analysis of heart disease research funding in the United States and in other countries. This book discusses the economic and policy dimensions of heart disease research—the leading cause of death in the United States and globally—and it provides a comprehensive overview of the contributions of the primary US funding agency for ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Federal Investments in Research and Development in the United States

    This essential book examines the history, trends and institutional nature of federal investments in research and development (R&D) in the United States. Esteemed expert in the field, Albert N. Link charts unexplored topics and issues associated with the role of public sector R&D in influencing economic growth.Rich in econometric data, this book traces the history of federal R&D investments. ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest

    A Study of the U.S. National Institutes of Health

    This book presents an in-depth investigation into small business research activity supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Albert N. Link and Alan C. O’Connor explain the historical importance of small firms to the NIH and conduct insightful analysis of the Institutes and Centers funded through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.Exploring prominent Institutes ... Read more

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  • The Chicago Handbook of University Technology Transfer and Academic Entrepreneurship

    As state support and federal research funding dwindle, universities are increasingly viewing their intellectual property portfolios as lucrative sources of potential revenue. Nearly all research universities now have a technology transfer office to manage their intellectual property, but many are struggling to navigate this new world of university-industry partnerships. Given the substantial ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Creating Scientific Knowledge

    The Role of Public and Private Innovation

    Series series Advancing Research in Technology and Innovation series
    This fascinating book explores the role of public and private external innovation in enhancing the creation of scientific knowledge. Albert Link explores how external knowledge innovation leads to the creation of scientific knowledge, which in turn results in the spillover of scientific knowledge into society.Link evaluates empirical information from knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms as ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles

    Public science and private innovation

    Electric drive vehicles (EDVs) are seen on American roads in increasing numbers. Related to this market trend and critical for it to increase are improvements in battery technology. Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles examines in detail at the research support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Technological Change and Economic Performance

    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
    This useful new book reviews the literature on technology and economic growth covering historical and theoretical developments such as: *new models for measuring productivity*sources of technical knowledge and technological spillovers*stock market reactions to investment in technologySuch a comprehensive survey is likely to be welcomed by students ... Read more

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  • Innovative Behavior of Minorities, Women, and Immigrants

    The relationship between the innovative behavior and the minority status, gender, and immigration status of, for example, owners, directors, principal investigators, and project managers has only begun to be explored, especially within and among entrepreneurial organizations. Data limitations are certainly one culprit for the paucity of research in this area, but also the economics literature has ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Technology Transfer and US Public Sector Innovation

    Series series New Horizons in Innovation Management series
    Technology Transfer and US Public Sector Innovation provides an overview of US technology policies that are the genesis for observed technology transfer activities. By describing the technology transfer process from US federal laboratories and other public sector organizations, this exploration informs the reader in detail of how the transfer process behaves and the social benefits associated with ... Read more

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  • Government as Entrepreneur

    Government acts as entrepreneur when its involvement in market activities is both innovative and characterized by entrepreneurial risk. Thinking of government as entrepreneur is a unique lens through which the authors of this book examine a specific subset of U.S. government policy actions. As such, their viewpoint underscores the purposeful intent of government, its ability to act in new and ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Public Goods, Public Gains

    Calculating the Social Benefits of Public R&D

    In Public Goods, Public Gains, Link and Scott discuss the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly financed research and development (R&D). The authors argue that economic theory should be the guiding criterion for any method of program evaluation because it focuses attention on the value and the opportunity costs of the program. The ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Innovative Activity in Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business

    Evidence from the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research Program

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This volume examines the involvement of minority- or women-owned businesses in technology-based research, with particular focus on the differences in research outcomes in achieving commercialization. Specifically, the authors empirically investigate the correlation between technologies from projects funded through the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the minority or ... Read more

    $49.99 USD