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Technology and Technology Transfer: Mansfieldian Inspirations and Subsequent Developments

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Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield

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This paper discusses the foundational work and ideas of Edwin Mansfield to the economics of technological change and innovation, and introduces some of the recent work in the field. I argue that much of the recent work on patenting, technology strategy and the economics of knowledge has roots to the early Mansfield contributions, and that he should be recognized as a pioneer for these recent developments.

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  1. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    David J. Teece (Director, Institute of Management)

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  1. Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

    Albert N. Link

  2. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Emeritus, USA

    F. M. Scherer

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Teece, D.J. (2005). Technology and Technology Transfer: Mansfieldian Inspirations and Subsequent Developments. In: Link, A.N., Scherer, F.M. (eds) Essays in Honor of Edwin Mansfield. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25022-0_4

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