Technology and technology transfer: Mansfieldian inspirations and subsequent developments

Abstract

This paper discusses the foundational work and ideas of Edwin Mansfield to the economics of technological change and innovation, and introduces some of the recent work in the field. I argue that much of the recent work on patenting, technology strategy and the economics of knowledge has roots to the early Mansfield contributions, and that he should be recognized as a pioneer for these recent developments. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2004.