The "Science of Science Policy": Reflections on the important questions and the challenges they present

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Jaffe, Adam B ^a,b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Technological change; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DATA COLLECTION; GLOBAL EFFECTS; GOVERNMENT PROJECTS; SCIENCE POLICIES; SORTING OUTS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 39149121484     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9077-4     Document Type: Article

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