Innovation Policy and the Economy provides a forum for research on the interactions among public policy, the innovation process, and the economy. The distinguished contributors cover all types of  policy that affect the ability of an economy to acheive scientific technological progress or that affect the impact of science and technology on economic growth. Issues covered in Volume 10 are the impact of alternative approaches for offering incentives for innovation, innovation policy and entrepreneurship in international perspective, and the impact of university patenting and licensing activities on university research.achieve

Joshua Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the finance and entrepreneurial management units and a research associate of the NBER. Scott Stern is associate professor of management strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a research associate of the NBER.