This chapter applies the framework of public goods to knowledge. It shows that knowledge
has some characteristics of public good, such as being non‐rival in consumption and in the …

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, described knowledge in the
following way:“he who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without …

This paper argues that knowledge should be considered as a global public good first and as
a private right second. The argument is underpinned by the claim that the growing …

Scientific knowledge in its pure form is a classic public good. It is a keystone for innovation,
and in its more applied forms is a basic component of our economy. Although recent …

In this chapter we review the three properties that qualify knowledge as an economic good
and determine the main dilemma of the economics of knowledge-the onflict between the …

The motivation for this survey volume is found in the widely held belief that knowledge is a
vital part of society at large and indeed of the global economy. We employ a fairly broad …

Distinguished economists, political scientists, and legal experts discuss the implications of
the increasingly globalized protection of intellectual property rights for the ability of countries …

The efficiency and distributive effects of the global knowledge economy are deeply affected
by the rules of intellectual property. This article describes how these rules were globalised …

We live in a knowledge economy. The production and dissemination of knowledge will be
central to solving the problems of climate change and environmental sustainability, reducing …

It is by now almost axiomatic that the long-run economic growth and development of nations,
and consequent improvements in standards of living, depend largely on improvements in …