April 6, 2021
Economic Benefits of the Patent System
How patents provide incentives for invention, innovation, and technological change.
Alden Abbott
Senior Research Fellow
Daniel Spulber
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To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.Today, we’re bringing you a conversation between Alden Abbott, Senior Research Fellow here at Mercatus, and Daniel Spulber, Professor of International Business, Strategy, and Law at Northwestern University. They take a deep dive into Professor Spulber’s latest book, The Case for Patents, they discuss what we can possibly expect from policy makers regarding patents in the coming years, and much more.
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