Economic Policy And Technological Performance (Paperback, Reissue)

List of tables; List of figures; Preface; List of participants; Introduction Partha Dasgupta and Paul Stoneman; 1. The economic theory of technology policy: an introduction Partha Dasgupta; 2. Current policy practice and problems from a UK perspective John Barber and Geoff White; 3. The importance of technology policy Henry Ergas; 4. The value of patents as indicators of inventive activity Zvi Griliches, Ariel Pakes and Bronwyn H. Hall; 5. Learning to learn, localized and technological progress Joseph E. Stiglitz; 6. Some analytical observations on diffusion policies Paul Stoneman; 7. International trade and technology policy Bruce Lyons; 8. Some new standards for the economics of standardization in the information age Paul A. David; Index.