On the Shoulders of Giants

Download or read book On the Shoulders of Giants written by Stephen M. Maurer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents eleven classic papers by the late Professor Suzanne Scotchmer with introductions by leading economists and legal scholars. This book introduces Scotchmer's life and work; analyses her pioneering contributions to the economics of patents and innovation incentives, with a special focus on the modern theory of cumulative innovation; and describes her pioneering work on law and economics, evolutionary game theory, and general equilibrium/club theory. This book also provides a self-contained introduction to students who want to learn more about the various fields that Professor Scotchmer worked in, with a particular focus on patent incentives and cumulative innovation.