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Economic Studies
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Latest Study:
The Economic Implications of Patent Reform: The Deficiences and Costs of Proposals Regarding the Apportionment of Damages, Post-Grant Opposition, and Inequitable Conduct
February, 2008
The critical role of innovation in the economic path of nations is well-established. Since the trail-blazing work of Nobel laureate Robert Solow in the 1950s and Edward Denison in the 1960s, economists have recognized that 35 percent to 40 percent of America’s gains in productivity and incomes during the course of the 20th century can be traced to innovation in its various forms. By most measures, the United States continues to lead other countries in the volume and value of its innovations and scientific discoveries.2 Moreover, the critical role of strong intellectual property rights in driving the pace and extent of innovation has been validated by not only economic research and theory, but also the experience of the innovators and entrepreneurs who translate new ideas into the products and technologies that raise people’s productivity and incomes. Consequently, policymakers should consider carefully proposals that would change the terms of those intellectual property rights, so they can ensure that any changes promote rather than impede innovation in the future.
Previous Work
- Generic Biological Treatments and the Associated Cost Savings
February, 2008
- American Jobs and the Impact of Private Equity Transactions
January, 2008
- The Distribution of Ownership of U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Companies
September, 2007
- The Economic Effects of Intellectual Property-Intensive Manufacturing in the United States
August, 2007
- The Impact of Authorized Generic Pharmaceuticals on the Introduction of Other Generic Pharmaceuticals
May, 2007
- Reducing Barriers to Investment in Fiber Connections and Advanced Broadband Services for American Households
February, 2007
- Addressing the Risks of Climate Change: The Environmental Effectiveness and
Economic Efficiency of Emission Caps and Tradable Permits, Compared to Carbon Taxes
February, 2007
- Discredited: The Impact of Argentina's Sovereign Debt Default and Debt Restructuring on US Taxpayers and Investors
October, 2006
- Maintaining Contact: The Provision of International Long-Distance Service for Low-Income Immigrants in the United States
November, 2006
- Creating Broad Access to New Communications Technologies
April, 2006
- The Economic Impact of a Windfall Profits Tax On Federal, State and Local Public Employee Pension Funds
February, 2006
- The Economic Impact of a Windfall Profits Tax for Savers and Shareholders
November, 2005
- The Future of Security Exchanges
October, 2005
- Assessing the Economic Impact of Proposed Asbestos Legislation: A Reconsideration of the Evidence
July, 2005
- Healthy Returns: The Economic Impact of Public Investment in Transportation
May, 2005
- Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation
July, 2002
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