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What Explains the Quantity and Quality of Local Inventive Activity?

The article examines the dimensions of the quantity and quality of local inventive activity in the U.S. It states that growth in knowledge of the population serves a catalyst in the economic growth of nations. An elaboration on the measures of quality inventions and trends in the local academic rese...

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Published in:Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs no. 10; pp. 65 - 110
Main Authors: Carlino, Gerald, Hunt, Robert
Format: Article
Published: Brookings Institution Press 2009
Subjects:
United States
Inventions
Economic development
Trends
Research & development
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Summary:The article examines the dimensions of the quantity and quality of local inventive activity in the U.S. It states that growth in knowledge of the population serves a catalyst in the economic growth of nations. An elaboration on the measures of quality inventions and trends in the local academic research and development field is also presented.