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This paper provides a non-technical, accessible introduction to various topics in the burgeoning literature on the economics of science and technology. This is an interdisciplinary literature, drawing on the work of scholars in the fields of economics, public policy, sociology and management. The aim of this paper is to foster a deeper appreciation of the economic importance of science and technology issues. We also hope to stimulate additional research on these topics.

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  1. Indiana University, USA

    David B. Audretsch

  2. Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

    Barry Bozeman

  3. University of St. Thomas, USA

    Kathryn L. Combs

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    Maryann Feldman

  5. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 27402

    Albert N. Link

  6. University of Nottingham and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, UK

    Donald S. Siegel

  7. Georgia State University, USA

    Paula Stephan

  8. National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA

    Gregory Tassey

  9. National Academy of Sciences, USA

    Charles Wessner

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Audretsch, D.B., Bozeman, B., Combs, K.L. et al. The Economics of Science and Technology. The Journal of Technology Transfer 27, 155–203 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014382532639

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