We examine the golden age of US innovation by undertaking a major data collection
exercise linking historical US patents to state and county-level aggregates and matching …

A debate exists in literature between the Goldstein's theory that Kondratieff-waves (K-waves)
or Long Waves (LWs) are linked to hegemonic wars occurring in the final phase of …

A fundamental problem in the field of the economics of innovation is how to explain the
sources of path-breaking innovations that support the human development and socio …

This paper studies how firms adapt to demand shocks when facing capacity constraints. I
show that increases in government purchases raise total factor productivity in quantity units …

How did economic and financial factors determine how America waged war in the twentieth
century? This important new book exposes the influence of economics and finance on the …

ABSTRACT During World War II, the US government launched an unprecedented effort to
mobilize science for war: the newly-established Office of Scientific Research and …

It's something most of us have sensed for years—the rise of a world defined only by “mine”
and “now.” A world where business shamelessly seeks the fastest reward, regardless of the …

5.1 R&D as a percentage of GDP, 2011 135 8.1 Evolution of industrial structure, 1999–2010
212 8.2 Incremental innovation: Japan PS 4 220 9.1 US aerospace industry consolidation …

This study presents different theories of the evolution of science to explain how science and
its scientific fields evolve over the course of time. In particular, this study clarifies, as far as …

Abstract During World War II, the US government's Office of Scientific Research and
Development (OSRD) supported one of the largest public investments in applied R&D in US …