A calculation of the social returns to innovation /Benjamin F. Jones and Lawrence H. Summers --Innovation and human capital policy /John Van Reenen --Immigratio

America's position as the source of much of the world's global innovation has been the foundation of its economic vitality and military power in the post-war. N

A proposal for moving from price-centric to innovation-centric competition policy, reviewing theory and available evidence on economic incentives for innovation

Provides an agenda for future work on activities to improve understanding of innovation strategies in the medium and short term.

The main underlining conviction, throughout the book, is the importance of dynamical and systemic approaches to innovation policies. The first part of the book